GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

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ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
fraughtfull of or accompanied by something specified
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
encircleto form a circle around : surround
strutto become turgid : swell
coiffurea style or manner of arranging the hair