GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |