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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assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts
retaliateto return like for like
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
dummya person who is incapable of speaking
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
mediocreof moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
phobiaan exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation