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Scheme
01
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
02
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
03
an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
04
a schematic or preliminary plan
05
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
06
a secret plan, particularly one that is made to deceive other people
to scheme
01
to make secret or underhanded plans
02
to devise a way to form an opinion about something or to draw a conclusion
Example
The unsuspecting tourists fell victim to the pickpocket's scheme.
The fake investment scheme took many unsuspecting investors for thousands of dollars.
The detective foiled the criminal's elaborate scheme with clever tactics.
The scam artist forced elderly individuals into giving up their life savings through deceitful schemes.
The bonus scheme at her job is very attractive.
