GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecede | precede |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |