GRE Word List
HELM
steering wheel of a ship; position of control
The meaning of the word helm is steering wheel of a ship; position of control.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mingle | mix together in close association |
| idiosyncrasy | individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic |
| finite | limited |
| luxuriant | abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile; Ex. luxuriant forests/prose; CF. luxurious, luxuriate |
| querulous | given to complaining; complaining; fretful; whining |
| malediction | curse |
| nova | star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness |
| license | official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V. |
| fake | not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor; sham; V: counterfeit; Ex. fake the results of the experiment/the signature |
| capillary | having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender; Ex. capillary attraction; N: very fine hairlike tube; CF. capillarity |
