GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |