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.

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nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
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