GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
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