GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |