GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| fester | to generate pus |