GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |