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 |
|---|---|
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |