GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
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|---|---|
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| rip | to tear or split apart or open |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |