Word of the day
scheme
1. a large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect
“a clever marketing scheme”
2. a secret or underhanded plan; a plot
“police uncovered a scheme to steal paintings worth more than $250,000”
3. a particular ordered system or arrangement
“a classical rhyme scheme”
noun
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"When I discovered their _____ scheme, I was disappointed, but not surprised."
Select three words related to scheme
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- design
- fissure
- schism
- rift
- plan
Choose the phrase that uses scheme correctly
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Find a word related to scheme
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