GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| deify | to make a god of |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |