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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| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
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| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
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