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 |
|---|---|
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |