GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

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gnomemaxim
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
graciousmarked by kindness and courtesy
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
sequesterto set apart : segregate
prunea plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
whelpany of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion