GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

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abateto decrease in force or intensity
compriseto be made up of
ameliorateto make better or more tolerable
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
weatherthe state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
girtha band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
dynamicmarked by usually continuous and productive activity or change