5th Week Of Long Words Flashcards
Not biased; not prejudiced in favor of or against ; fair
Unbiased
Not abridged; not made shorter; uncut; complete
Unabridged
Lack of concern, anxiety, or interest; indifference; apathy
Unconcern
Free from deception or mistaken ideas; set straight; disabuse
Undeceive
Remove a gag from; release from censorship
Ungag
Deprive of nerve or courage; cause to lost self- control; upset; enervate
Unnerve
Not quenchable; not capable of being satisfied; insatiable; inextinguishable
Unquenchable
Do the opposite of scramble; restore to intelligible form
Unscramble
Release from a shackle ( anything that confines the legs or arms) ; set free; liberate
Unshackle
Not wary; not alert; heedless; rash
Unwary
Shrubs, bushes, etc., growing beneath large trees in a wood; undergrowth
Underbrush
Insufficient lay developed because of a lack of capital and trained personnel for exploiting natural resources; backward; behindhand
Underdeveloped
( literally, “lower than a graduate “) a student in a college or university who has not yet earned a bachelor’s degree
Undergraduate
Insufficient payment
Underpayment
Insufficiently privileged; deprived through social or economic oppression of some fundamental rights supposed to belong to all; disadvantaged; deprived
Underprivileged
Draw a line beneath ; emphasize; stress
Underscore
Sell at a lower price than
Undersell
Person or persons who sign at the end of ( literally, “ under “) a letter or document
Undersigned
A statement below the truth; a restrained statement in mocking contrast to what might be said
Understatement
One who “ studies under” and learns the part of a regular performer so as to be a substitute if necessary
Understudy
Coming up; being in the near future; forthcoming; approaching
Upcoming
Bring up to date; modernize; renovate
Update
Raise the grade or quality of; improve
Upgrade
Violent heaving up, as of the earth’s crust; commotion; violent disturbance; outcry
Upheaval
Maintenance (“keeping up”); cost of operating and repairing
Upkeep
Lift up; elevate; raise
Uplift
Standing up straight on the feet; erect; honest; scrupulous
Upright
Pull up by the roots; remove completely; eradicate; annihilate
Uproot
Person who has suddenly risen to wealth and power, especially if he or she is conceited and unpleasant
Upstart
Upward turn toward better conditions
Upturn
1.) take or draw back or away; take
Out from a place of deposit
2.) leave; retreat
Withdraw
- ) act of taking back or drawing out from a place of deposit
- ) retreat; exit; departure
Withdrawal
Drawn back or removed from easy approach; socially detached ; unresponsive; introverted
Withdrawn
Hold back; keep from giving; restrain; curb
Withhold
Sum withheld or deducted from wages for tax purposes
Withholding tax
Stand up against; hold out; resist; endure
Withstand
( literally, “ not standing against “) in spite of ; despite
Notwithstanding
