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 |
|---|---|
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| dappled | marked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |