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 |
|---|---|
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| gruel | a thin porridge |