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.

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WordMeaning
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
motea small particle : speck
raptlifted up and carried away