GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
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| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
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| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| eventual | contingent |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
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