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ulterior--vehement
Question | Answer |
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ulterior | situtated beyond;unstated & often questionable |
umbrage | resentment;anger;sense of injury or insult |
unassailable | not subject to question;not open to attack |
unassuaged | unsatisfied |
unassuming | modest |
uncanny | strange;mysterious |
unconscionable | unscrupulous;excessive |
uncouth | outlandish;clumsy;boorish |
unction | act of anointing with oil |
unctuous | oily;bland;insincerely suave |
underscore | emphasize |
unequivocal | obvious;plain |
unerringly | infallible |
unfaltering | steadfast;unchanging;fixed |
unfeigned | real;genuine |
unfettered | freed from chains;liberated |
unfledged | immature |
unfrock | to strip a priest or minister of church authority |
ungainly | awkward;clumsy;unwieldy |
unguent | ointment |
unimpeachable | blameless |
unintimidating | unfrigtening |
unkempt | disheveled;uncared for inappearance |
unmitigated | unrelieved or immoderate;absolute |
unobtrusive | inconspicuous;not blatant |
unprecedented | unparalleled;novel |
unprepossessing | unattractive |
unrequited | not reciprocated |
unseemly | unbecoming;indecent;in poor taste |
unsightly | ugly |
unsullied | untarnished |
untenable | indefensible;not able to be maintained |
unwarranted | unjustified;groundless;undeserved |
unwieldy | awkward;cumbersome;unmanageable |
unwitting | not knowing;unintentional |
unwonted | unaccustomed |
upbraid | severly scold;reprimand |
uproarious | marked by commotion;extremely funny |
upshot | outcome |
urbane | suave;refine;elegant |
urchin | mischievous child |
ursine | bear-like;pertaining to the bear |
usurp | seize another power or rank |
usury | lending money at illegal rates of intrest |
utopia | ideal place;state or society |
uxorious | excessively devoted to one's wife |
vacillate | waver;fluctuate |
vagary | caprice;whim;fanciful |
vagrant | homeless wanderer |
vainglorious | boastful;excessively conceited |
valor | bravery |
vanguard | forerunners;advance forces |
vantage | position giving an advantage |
vapid | dull & unimaginative;insipid & flavorless |
vassal | in feudalism;one who held land of a superior lord |
vaunted | boasted;bragged;highly publicized |
veer | change in direction |
vegetate | live in a monotonous way |
vehement | forceful;intensely emotional;with marked vigor |