GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

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tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
spryable to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble
annulto declare or make legally invalid or void
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
attributea quality, character, or characteristic ascribed to someone or something
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
parleyto speak with another : confer