GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |