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 |
|---|---|
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |