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 |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |