GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |