 | Term | Definition |
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ulterior |
situated beyond; unstated and often questionable |
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ultimate |
final; not susceptible to further analysis |
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ultimatum |
last demand; warning |
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umbrage |
resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult |
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unaccountable |
inexplicable; unreasonable or mysterious |
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unanimity |
complete agreement |
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unassailable |
not subject to question; not open to attack |
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unassuaged |
unsatisfied; not soothed |
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unassuming |
modest |
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unbridled |
violent |
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uncanny |
strange; mysterious |
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unconscionable |
unscrupulous; excessive |
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uncouth |
outlandish; clumsy; boorish |
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unction |
the act of anointing with oil |
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unctuous |
oily; bland; * insincerely suave* |
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underlying |
fundamental; lying below |
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undermine |
weaken; sap |
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underscore |
emphasize |
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undulating |
moving with a wavelike motion |
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unearth |
dig up |
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unearthly |
not earthly; weird |
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unequivocal |
plain; obvious |
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unerringly |
infallible |
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unexceptionable |
not offering any basis for criticism; entirely acceptable |
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unfaltering |
steadfast |
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unfeigned |
genuine; real |
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unfettered |
liberated; freed from chains |
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unfledged |
immature |
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unfrock |
to strip a priest or minister of church authority |
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ungainly |
awkward; clumsy; unwieldy |
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unguent |
ointment |
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uniformity |
sameness; monotony |
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unilateral |
one-sided |
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unimpeachable |
blameless and exemplary |
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uninhibited |
unrepressed |
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unintimidating |
unfrightening |
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unique |
without an equal; single in kind |
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unison |
unity of pitch; complete accord |
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universal |
characterizing or affecting all; present everywhere |
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unkempt |
disheveled; uncared for in appearance |
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unmitigated |
unrelieved or immoderate; *absolute* |
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unobtrusive |
inconspicuous; not blatant |
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unprecedented |
novel; unparalleled |
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unprepossessing |
unattractive |
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unravel |
disentangle; solve |
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unrequited |
not reciprocated; unanswered |
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unruly |
disobedient; lawless |
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unsavory |
distasteful; morally offensive |
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unscathed |
unharmed |
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unseemly |
unbecoming; indecent; in poor taste |
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unsightly |
ugly |
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unsullied |
untarnished |
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untenable |
indefensible; not able to be maintained |
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untoward |
unfortunate or unlucky; adverse; unexpected |
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unwarranted |
unjustified; groundless; undeserved |
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unwieldy |
awkward; cumbersome; unmanageable |
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unwitting |
unintentional; not knowing |
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unwonted |
unaccustomed |
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upbraid |
severely scold; reprimand |
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uproarious |
marked by commotion; extremely funny; very noisy |
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upshot |
the conclusion; result; outcome |
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urbane |
suave; refined; elegant |
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urchin |
mischievous child (usually a boy) |
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ursine |
bearlike; pertaining to a bear |
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usurp |
seize another's power or rank |
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usury |
lending money at illegal rates of interest |
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utopia |
ideal place, state, or society |
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uxorious |
excessively devoted to one's wife |
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vacillate |
waver; fluctuate |
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vacuous |
empty; lacking in ideas; stupid |
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vagabond |
wanderer; tramp |
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vagary |
caprice; whim |
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vagrant (adj.) |
wandering from place to place or living a wandering life; nomadic stray; random |
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vagrant (n) |
homeless wanderer |
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vainglorious |
boastful; excessively conceited |
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valedictory |
pertaining to farewell |
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valid |
logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable |
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validate |
confirm; ratify |
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valor |
bravery |
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vampire |
ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living |
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vanguard |
forerunners; advance forces |
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vantage |
position giving an advantage |
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vapid |
dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless |
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vaporize |
turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.) |
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variegated |
many-colored |
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vassal |
humble dependent; (hist.) holder of land by feudal tenure |
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vaunted |
boasted; bragged; highly publicized |
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veer |
change in direction |
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vegetate |
live in a monotonous way; 2) to grow as plants |
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vehement |
forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor |
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