GRE Word List
SCHEME
a plan or program of action
The meaning of the word scheme is a plan or program of action.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |