GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

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WordMeaning
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
accedeto express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
haphappening
volubleeasily rolling or turning : rotating
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin