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 |
|---|---|
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |