GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |