GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

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WordMeaning
acclaimapplaud
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
moltenfused or liquefied by heat : melted
propsomething that props or sustains : support
unsightlynot pleasing to the sight : not comely
fissurea narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)