GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |