GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |