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 |
|---|---|
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| nurture | training |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| grotto | cave |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |