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 |
|---|---|
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| disgruntle | to make ill-humored or discontented |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |