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 |
|---|---|
| denomination | an act of denominating |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| overt | open to view : manifest |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |