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 |
|---|---|
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| privy | private |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |