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
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
franticemotionally out of control
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness