GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

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WordMeaning
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
passiveacted upon by an external agency
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
foregoto go before : precede
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
incipientbeginning to come into being or to become apparent
mashto reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
utopiaa place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions