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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| sensuous | of or relating to the senses or sensible objects |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |