GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

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ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
phyluma direct line of descent within a group
balmyhaving the qualities of balm : soothing
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caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)