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 |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| stem | the main trunk of a plant |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| canine | a conical pointed tooth |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |