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 |
|---|---|
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| tome | book |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |