GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| hap | happening |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |