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 |
|---|---|
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| gazette | newspaper |