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 |
|---|---|
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| groom | bridegroom |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |