GRE Word List
ONEROUS
involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome
The meaning of the word onerous is involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |