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barrons letter u
barrons letter u words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ubiquitous | being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity |
| wade | walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement |
| ulterior | intentionally hidden; beyond what is evident; situated beyond; unstated and often questionable; Ex. ulterior motive |
| ultimate | final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy. |
| eventual | happening at last as a result; Ex. eventual victory |
| ultimatum | last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our ultimatum. |
| umbrage | resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness |
| unaccountable | unexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious |
| unanimity | complete agreement; ADJ. unanimous |
| unassailable | not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question |
| unassuaged | unsatisfied; not soothed |
| unassuming | modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner |
| unbridled | violent; uncontrolled; Ex. unbridled rage/greed |
| bridle | harness fitted about a horse's head (used to restrain); curb; check; V: put a bridle on; control or restrain; show anger |
| uncanny | strange; mysterious; Ex. uncanny knack |
| knack | special talent; art |
| unconscionable | unscrupulous; not guided by conscience; excessive; beyond reason; Ex. unconscionable demand |
| uncouth | boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish |
| unction | the act of anointing with oil; Ex. extreme unction |
| unctuous | oily; bland; insincerely suave |
| underlying | lying below; fundamental |
| undermine | weaken gradually; sap; dig a mine beneath |
| underscore | underline; emphasize |
| undulating | moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave |
| unearth | dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal |
| unearthly | not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly |
| weird | eerie; strange; unnatural |
| unequivocal | plain; clear; obvious |
| unerringly | infallibly; ADJ. unerring: making no mistakes |
| unexceptionable | entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism |
| unfaltering | steadfast; firm; not changing |
| unfeigned | genuine; real |
| unfetter | liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter |
| hostage | person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands |
| unfledged | immature; not having the feathers necessary to fly; CF. fledgling |
| unfrock | defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority |
| disbar | make (a lawyer) leave the bar or the legal profession |
| debar | bar; forbid; exclude; Ex. debarred from jury services |
| bar | railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; Ex. prisoner at the bar; V: shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; CF. barrister |
| bastard | illegitimate child |
| ungainly | (of someone) awkward in movement; clumsy; (of something) unwieldy; Ex. ungainly dancer/instrument |
| unguent | ointment |
| uniformity | sameness; monotony; ADJ. uniform: the same all over |
| unilateral | one-sided; involving or affecting only one side; Ex. unilateral declaration |
| unimpeachable | that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary |
| uninhibited | unrepressed; free in behavior and feelings |
| unintimating | unfrightening |
| unique | without an equal; single in kind |
| unison | unity of pitch (in musical performance); complete accord; Ex. The choir sang in unison. |
| choir | group of people who sing together (esp. during religious services); place for choir |
| universal | characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere; of the universe; cosmic; Ex. universal agreement; Ex. a subject of universal interest |
| unkempt | disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed; CF. comb |
| unmitigated | (of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster |
| unobtrusive | inconspicuous; not blatant |
| unprecedented | having no previous example; novel; unparalleled |
| unprepossessing | unattractive |
| prepossessing | attractive; CF. preoccupying ? |
| unravel | disentangle; solve |
| unrequited | not requited; not reciprocated; Ex. unrequited love |
| unruly | disobedient; lawless; difficult to control |
| unsavory | distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive; Ex. unsavory activity/reputation |
| unscathed | unharmed; Ex. escape the accident unscathed |
| unseemly | unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste |
| unsightly | ugly; unpleasant to look at |
| unsullied | untarnished; CF. sully |
| untenable | (of a position, esp. in an argument) indefensible; not able to be maintained |
| untoward | unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter |
| unwarranted | unjustified; having no justification; groundless; baseless; undeserved |
| unwieldy | awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable |
| unwitting | not knowing; unaware; unintentional; Ex. She was their unwitting accomplice; Ex. unwitting insult; CF. wit: know |
| unwonted | unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality. |
| upbraid | reprimand; severely scold |
| braid | plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; N: braided segment (as of hair) |
| uproarious | marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny |
| uproar | noisy confusion |
| upshot | outcome; final result |
| urbane | suave; refined in manner; elegant |
| urchin | mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin |
| ursine | bearlike; pertaining to a bear |
| usurp | seize another's power or rank (without legal authority); supplant; appropriate; N. usurpation; CF. take for one's own use |
| usury | lending money at illegal high rates of interest |
| utopia | ideal place, state, or society; ADJ. utopian |
| Shangri-la | imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon |
| uxorious | excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife |
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