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 |
|---|---|
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |