GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| resign | relegate |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |