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 |
|---|---|
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |