GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

Random words

WordMeaning
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature
incriminateto charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
glutinoushaving the quality of glue : gummy
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil