GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |