GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| lewd | obscene |