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
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
bandyto discuss lightly or banteringly
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
prodigya highly talented child or youth
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity