List - UVW
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- unerringly
- infallibly; ADJ. unerring: making no mistakes; "He has an unerring talent for writing catchy melodies."
- unceremonious
- not done politely without due formalities; "He made an unceremonious departure in the middle of my speech. "
- ultimate
- final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy.
- unique
- without an equal; single in kind
- underscore
- underline; emphasize
- unearth
- dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal
- unfetter
- liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter; "In writing poetry, one is unfettered by the normal rules of sentence structure."
- ursine
- bearlike; pertaining to a bear
- ubiquitous
- being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity; "Leather is very much in fashion this season, as of course is the ubiquitous denim." "the ubiquity of fast-food outlets (= the fact that they are found everywhere)"
- unobtrusive
- inconspicuous; not blatant; Not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable; "a quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial"
- unprecedented
- having no previous example; novel; unparalleled; "This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale."
- uniformity
- sameness; monotony; ADJ. uniform: the same all over
- unscathed
- unharmed; Ex. escape the accident unscathed
- undermine
- weaken gradually; sap; dig a mine beneath; "The President has accused two cabinet ministers of working secretly to undermine his position/him."
- unmitigated
- (of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster
- undertaker
- funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials
- unfaltering
- steadfast; firm; not changing
- unimpeachable
- that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary; "a man of unimpeachable integrity and character."
- urchin
- mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin; "a street urchin"
- upshot
- outcome; final result; "The upshot of the discussions is that there will be no redundancies.'
- utopia
- ideal place, state, or society; ADJ. utopian; "a utopian vision" "utopian aims"
- unregenerate
- making no attempt to change one's bad practices; "an unregenerate sinner."
- usage
- act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used
- unwitting
- not knowing; unaware; unintentional; Ex. She was their unwitting accomplice; Ex. unwitting insult; CF. wit: know; "The two women claimed they were the unwitting victims of a drugs dealer who planted a large quantity of heroin in their luggage." "I regret any anxiety or concern which I may, unwittingly, have caused."
- unrequited
- not requited; not reciprocated; Ex. unrequited love; "It's just another poem on the pain of unrequited love."
- usurp
- seize another's power or rank (without legal authority); supplant; appropriate; N. usurpation; CF. take for one's own use; "The pretender tried to usurp the throne. " "The magazine usurped copyrighted material. "
- unbridled
- violent; uncontrolled; Ex. unbridled rage/greed
- unsavory
- distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive; Ex. unsavory activity/reputation; "unsavoury sexual practices"
- unction
- the act of anointing with oil; Ex. extreme unction
- urbane
- suave; refined in manner; elegant; "an urbane manner." "He maintained an urbane tone in his letters."
- ultimatum
- last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our ultimatum.
- undulating
- moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave; "undulating roads" "undulating waves"
- uproar
- noisy confusion; "The book caused an uproar in France." "The whole hall was in uproar after the announcement."
- unseemly
- unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste
- unruly
- disobedient; lawless; difficult to control
- umbrage
- resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness
- usury
- lending money at illegal high rates of interest
- unearthly
- not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly; "unearthly beauty" "an unearthly scream." "to get up at an unearthly hour."
- unconscionable
- unscrupulous; not guided by conscience; excessive; beyond reason; Ex. unconscionable demand; "unconscionable behavior." "unconscionable spending."
- uncouth
- awkward ;boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish; "uncouth behavior"
- unaccountable
- unexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious; "For some unaccountable reason, he keeps his wallet in his underwear drawer."
- urge
- drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action
- understate
- state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate
- underhand(underhanded)
- done slyly and secretly (being dishonest); "What really angered her was the dirty underhand way they had tricked her."
- unfledged
- immature; not having the feathers necessary to fly; CF. fledgling
- unison
- unity of pitch (in musical performance); complete accord; Ex. The choir sang in unison.; "march in unison."
- unassuming
- modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner; "He was shy and unassuming and not at all how you expect an actor to be."
- unilateral
- one-sided; involving or affecting only one side; Ex. unilateral declaration; "The party leader has actually declared her support for unilateral nuclear disarmament (= giving up her country's nuclear weapons without first waiting for other countries to do the same)."
- uncanny
- strange; mysterious; Ex. uncanny knack; "uncanny accuracy" "Uncanny sounds filled the house."
- unprepossessing
- unattractive; "an unprepossessing little hotel. "; Syn. unpresentable
- unanimity
- complete agreement; ADJ. unanimous
- unctuous
- oily; bland; insincerely suave; "his unctuous manner/voice/smile"
- unassailable
- not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question; " unassailable logic." "Shakespeare's genius gives his works an unassailable position in world literature."
- upbraid
- reprimand; severely scold; "In newspaper articles she consistently upbraided those in authority who overstepped their limits."
- unassuaged
- unsatisfied; not soothed
- untenable
- (of a position, esp. in an argument) indefensible; not able to be maintained; "If three people in four no longer support the government, isn't this an untenable situation?"
- unsightly
- ugly; unpleasant to look at; "an unsightly wound; " "unsightly disorder."
- unwonted
- unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality.
- unkempt
- disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed; CF. comb; "an unkempt lawn" "unkempt hair."
- unexceptionable
- unobjectionable ;entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism; "an unexceptionable speech"
- untoward
- unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter; "Unless anything untoward happens we should arrive just before midday."
- upright
- (sitting or standing) straight up; honest; moral
- urgent
- compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands
- unguent
- ointment; "She smelled powerfully of bath salts and unguents."
- unwieldy
- awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable; "A piano is a very unwieldy item to get down a flight of stairs." "One disadvantage for the bank is that its huge size - over 15 000 staff - makes it unwieldy and slow-moving."
- unwarranted
- unjustified; having no justification; groundless; baseless; undeserved; "People need to be protected against such unwarranted intrusions into their private lives by journalists."
- unsullied
- untarnished; CF. sully; "the unsullied snow of mountains"
- universal
- characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere; of the universe; cosmic; Ex. universal agreement; Ex. a subject of universal interest
- uproarious
- marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny; "an uproarious debate"
- ungainly
- (of someone) awkward in movement; clumsy; (of something) unwieldy; Ex. ungainly dancer/instrument; "an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style. "
- uxorious
- excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife
- ulcer
- sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate
- ulterior
- intentionally hidden; beyond what is evident; situated beyond; unstated and often questionable; Ex. ulterior motive; "He claims he just wants to help Lisa but I suspect he has an ulterior motive."
- unintimidating
- unfrightening
- unravel
- disentangle; solve; "We've got a long way to go before we unravel the secrets of genetics."
- unequivocal
- plain; clear; obvious; "The Prime Minister, he said, had the party's unequivocal support."
- uninhibited
- unrepressed; free in behavior and feelings; "The students we spoke to were surprisingly uninhibited in talking about sex."
- unfrock
- defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority
- unfeigned
- genuine; real; Not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "her interest in people was unfeigned"
- underlying
- lying below; fundamental