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.
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| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
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| whimsy | whim |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| gale | a strong current of air: |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| germinal | being in the earliest stage of development |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| unsavory | insipid |