GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| calorific | caloric |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |