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 |
|---|---|
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| privy | private |
| translucent | permitting the passage of light: |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
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| congenial | pleasant |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| dally | to act playfully |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |