GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| pliant | pliable |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |