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
concavehollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
immutablenot capable of or susceptible to change
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
nuptialof or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease
labyrintha place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys