GRE Word List

FACTOTUM

a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities

The meaning of the word factotum is a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.

Random words

WordMeaning
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
conventionalformed by agreement or compact
taperto become progressively smaller toward one end
longevitya long duration of individual life
potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
virtuosoone who excels in the technique of an art