GRE Word List

ONUS

burden

The meaning of the word onus is burden.

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WordMeaning
solicitto make petition to : entreat
togathe loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
kindredof a similar nature or character : like
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
resolveto deal with successfully : clear up
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion