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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WordMeaning
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
abutto border on : to touch along an edge
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities