GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

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WordMeaning
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
diffidencethe quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident
determinatehaving defined limits
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
distantseparated in space : away
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
modishfashionable
equablemarked by lack of variation or change : uniform
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate