GRE Word List

SCHEME

a plan or program of action

The meaning of the word scheme is a plan or program of action.

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WordMeaning
denominationan act of denominating
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
alchemya 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
grudgeto be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
sanguinarybloodthirsty
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
overtopen to view : manifest
swelterto suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat