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- ubiquitous
- adj. Being present everywhere.
- ulterior
- adj. Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of.
- ultimate
- adj. Beyond which there is nothing else.
- ultimatum
- n. A final statement or proposal, as concerning terms or conditions.
- ultramundane
- adj. Pertaining to supernatural things or to another life.
- ultramontane
- adj. Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps (that is, on their Italian side).
- umbrage
- n. A sense of injury.
- unaccountable
- adj. Inexplicable.
- unaffected
- adj. Sincere.
- unanimous
- adj. Sharing the same views or sentiments.
- unanimity
- n. The state or quality of being of one mind.
- unavoidable
- adj. Inevitable.
- unbearable
- adj. Unendurable.
- unbecoming
- adj. Unsuited to the wearer, place, or surroundings.
- unbelief
- n. Doubt.
- unbiased
- adj. Impartial, as judgment.
- unbridled
- adj. Being without restraint.
- uncommon
- adj. Rare.
- unconscionable
- adj. Ridiculously or unjustly excessive.
- unconscious
- adj. Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc.
- unction
- n. The art of anointing as with oil.
- unctuous
- adj. Oily.
- undeceive
- v. To free from deception, as by apprising of the real state of affairs.
- undercharge
- v. To make an inadequate charge for.
- underexposed
- adj. Insufficiently exposed for proper or full development, as negatives in photography.
- undergarment
- n. A garment to be worn under the ordinary outer garments.
- underman
- v. To equip with less than the full complement of men.
- undersell
- v. To sell at a lower price than.
- undersized
- adj. Of less than the customary size.
- underhanded
- adj. Clandestinely carried on.
- underlie
- v. To be the ground or support of.
- underling
- n. A subordinate.
- undermine
- v. To subvert in an underhand way.
- underrate
- v. To undervalue.
- understate
- v. To fail to put strongly enough, as a case.
- undervalue
- v. To underestimate.
- underworld
- n. Hades.
- underwrite
- v. To issue or be party to the issue of a policy of insurance.
- undue
- adj. More than sufficient.
- undulate
- v. To move like a wave or in waves.
- undulous
- adj. Resembling waves.
- unfavorable
- adj. Adverse.
- ungainly
- adj. Clumsy.
- unguent
- n. Any ointment or lubricant for local application.
- unicellular
- adj. Consisting of a single cell.
- univalence
- n. Monovalency.
- unify
- v. To cause to be one.
- unique
- adj. Being the only one of its kind.
- unison
- n. A condition of perfect agreement and accord.
- unisonant
- adj. Being in a condition of perfect agreement and accord.
- Unitarian
- adj. Pertaining to a religious body that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity.
- unlawful
- adj. Illegal.
- unlimited
- adj. Unconstrained.
- unnatural
- adj. Artificial.
- unnecessary
- adj. Not essential under the circumstances.
- unsettle
- v. To put into confusion.
- unsophisticated
- adj. Showing inexperience.
- unspeakable
- adj. Abominable.
- untimely
- adj. Unseasonable.
- untoward
- adj. Causing annoyance or hindrance.
- unutterable
- adj. Inexpressible.
- unwieldy
- adj. Moved or managed with difficulty, as from great size or awkward shape.
- unwise
- adj. Foolish.
- unyoke
- v. To separate.
- up-keep
- n. Maintenance.
- upbraid
- v. To reproach as deserving blame.
- upcast
- n. A throwing upward.
- upheaval
- n. Overthrow or violent disturbance of established order or condition.
- upheave
- v. To raise or lift with effort.
- uppermost
- adj. First in order of precedence.
- uproarious
- adj. Noisy.
- uproot
- v. To eradicate.
- upturn
- v. To throw into confusion.
- urban
- adj. Of, or pertaining to, or like a city.
- urbanity
- n. Refined or elegant courtesy.
- urchin
- n. A roguish, mischievous boy.
- urgency
- n. The pressure of necessity.
- usage
- n. Treatment.
- usurious
- adj. Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned.
- usurp
- v. To take possession of by force.
- usury
- n. The demanding for the use of money as a loan, a rate of interest beyond what is allowed by law.
- utilitarianism
- n. The ethical doctrine that actions are right because they are useful or of beneficial tendency.
- utility
- n. Fitness for some desirable practical purpose.
- utmost
- n. The greatest possible extent.