GRE vocabulary
Machination
A plot or scheme, especially an evil one.
Example
"The villain's machinations were eventually discovered, thwarting his plan to overthrow the government."
Etymology
From Latin machinatio 'a contriving, an artifice', from machinari 'to contrive, devise'.
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