GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |