GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

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WordMeaning
catastrophea momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
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bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
whimsywhim
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retaliateto return like for like
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migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration