GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |