GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

Random words

WordMeaning
dismissto permit or cause to leave
naivetea naive remark or action
conceitfavorable opinion
upshotthe final result : outcome
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
disputatiousinclined to dispute
malingererto pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
oatha solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college