GRE Word List

SCHEME

a plan or program of action

The meaning of the word scheme is a plan or program of action.

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opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
forgea furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
liabilitythe quality or state of being liable
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
impudencethe quality or state of being impudent
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
pugilistfighter