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 |
|---|---|
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |