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 |
|---|---|
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |