GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| mulct | fine |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |