GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| spare | not being used |