GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |