GRE Word List
ONEROUS
burdensome
The meaning of the word onerous is burdensome.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fallow | (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated |
| protract | prolong; lengthen in time; draw out |
| galleon | large three-masted sailing ship |
| deleterious | harmful |
| supple | flexible; limber; pliant |
| dictum | authoritative and weighty statement (made by a judge in court); saying; maxim; CF. obiter dictum: incidental, nonbinding remark (something said in passing) |
| caricature | distortion; burlesque |
| mutinous | unruly; rebellious; Ex. mutinous teenagers; N. mutiny: open rebellion; CF. mutineer |
| revulsion | sudden strong feeling of disgust; sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction; Ex. revulsion from the scenes of torture |
| miserly | stingy; mean |
