GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| provision | the act or process of providing |