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 |
|---|---|
| compulsory | mandatory |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| prize | something offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |