Barron gre word list A

Barron GRE word list - U 
ubiquitous
being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity 
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 
ultimate
final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The 
sun is the ultimate source of energy. 
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 

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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 
uncanny
strange; mysterious; Ex. uncanny knack 
unceremonious
not done politely without due formalities 
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 
underhand(underhanded) done slyly and secretly (being dishonest) 
underlying
lying below; fundamental 
undermine
weaken gradually; sap; dig a mine beneath 
underscore
underline; emphasize 
understate
state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He 
understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. 
overstate 
undertaker
funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials 
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 
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 
unfledged
immature; not having the feathers necessary to fly; CF. fledgling 
unfrock
defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority 
ungainly
(of someone) awkward in movement; clumsy; (of something) 
unwieldy; Ex. ungainly dancer/instrument 

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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. 
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 
unravel
disentangle; solve 
unregenerate
making no attempt to change one's bad practices 
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 

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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 
upright
(sitting or standing) straight up; honest; moral 
uproar
noisy confusion 
uproarious
marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); 
hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny 
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 
urge
drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; 
impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that 
prompts action 
urgent
compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; 
Ex. urgent in his demands 
ursine
bearlike; pertaining to a bear 
usage
act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are 
actually used 
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 
uxorious
excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife 
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