GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| vertex | the top of the head |
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| antecede | precede |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
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| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
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