GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

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WordMeaning
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
headfirstwith the head foremost
constituenta member of a constituency
egoisma doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action
levythe imposition or collection of an assessment
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
invocationthe act or process of petitioning for help or support
festerto generate pus