GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

Random words

WordMeaning
mediocreof moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary
disportsport
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
understateto represent as less than is the case
assentto agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur
arcadea long arched building or gallery
tardymoving slowly : sluggish
miragean optical (see optical
dulcetsweet to the taste
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly