GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

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championa winner of first prize or first place in competition
flauntto display or obtrude oneself to public notice
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
proponentone who argues in favor of something : advocate
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
expiateto make amends for