GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| biting | having the power to bite |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
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