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ubiquitous
yuh-BIH-kweh-tes
adjective
present, appearing, or found everywhere; all-around; omnipresent
adjective
present, appearing, or found everywhere.
ubiquitous
yuh-BIH-kweh-tes
Coffee shops are _ in this city; you can find one on every corner.
ubiquitous
yuh-BIH-kweh-tes
umbrage
UM-brij
noun
offense or annoyance.
noun
offense or annoyance.
umbrage
UM-brij
I take _ against anyone who says James Harden sucks.
umbrage
UM-brij
unctuous
UNK-ches
adj
(of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily; insincere; kiss-up
adj
(of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily; insincere; kiss-up
unctuous
UNK-ches
After Kobe Bryant’s death, many _ people posted tributes honoring him, but they all did it for clout.
unctuous
UNK-ches
untenable
un-TEN-uh-bel
adjective
(especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection; invalid; indefensible
adjective
(especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
untenable
un-TEN-uh-bel
Without evidence and reasoning, your argument is _.
untenable
un-TEN-uh-bel
upbraid
UP-brayd
verb
find fault with (someone); scold.
verb
find fault with (someone); scold.
upbraid
UP-brayd
The teacher _ the student when she found him smoking behind the school.
upbraided
UP-brayd
urbane
ur-BAYN
adjective
(of a person) courteous and refined in manner; sophisticated.
adjective
(of a person) courteous and refined in manner; sophisticated.
urbane
ur-BAYN
Her suitor was charming and _.
urbane
ur-BAYN
utilitarian
yu-tih-leh-TAR-ee-en
adj
designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive; practical
adj
designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive; practical
utilitarian
yu-tih-leh-TAR-ee-en
She describes herself as a _, concerned more with practicality than beauty,
utilitarian
yu-tih-leh-TAR-ee-en
vacillate
VAH-seh-layt
verb
alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
verb
alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
vacillate
VAH-seh-layt
I _ between buying a small jersey or a medium jersey.
vacillate
VAH-seh-layt
vapid
VAH-ped
adjective
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; flat; dull
adjective
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; flat; dull
vapid
VAH-ped
He did the same thing every year and found life _.
vapid
VAH-ped
vehement
VEE-eh-ment
adjective
showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
adjective
showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.
vehement
VEE-eh-ment
Eren is _ about killing the titans.
vehement
VEE-eh-ment
venerate
VEH-neh-rayt
verb
regard with great respect; revere.
verb
regard with great respect; revere.
venerate
VEH-neh-rayt
I _ Kobe Bryant for his incredible work ethic.
venerate
VEH-neh-rayt
veracity
veh-RAH-seh-tee
noun
conformity to facts; accuracy.
noun
conformity to facts; accuracy.
veracity
veh-RAH-seh-tee
The _ of the newspapers’ content is questionable.
veracity
veh-RAH-seh-tee
