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
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dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
forebears | ancestor |
graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
malediction | curse |
optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |