GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| missive | a written communication : letter |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |