GRE Word List
HELM
a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering
The meaning of the word helm is a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| hardy | bold |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |