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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| headlong | headfirst |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| stentorian | extremely loud |