GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

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longevitya long duration of individual life
gerrymanderthe act or method of gerrymandering
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mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
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brawlto quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage