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
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
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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