GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| engender | beget |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| purported | reputed |