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 |
|---|---|
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |