GRE Word List
ONUS
burden
The meaning of the word onus is burden.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| commune | talk over |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |