List Of Word U Flashcards

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Unconscionable (un KAHN shuh nuh bul)

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Adjective
Not controlled by conscience; unscrupulous
Leaving a small child unattended all day long is an unconscionable act

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Ubiquitous (yoo BIK wuh tus)

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Adjective
Being everywhere at the same time
Personal computers, once a rarity, have become ubiquitous

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Unctuous (UNGK choo us)

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Adjective
Oily, both literally and figuratively, insincere
A used car salesman might be figuratively unctuous that is oily in the sense of being slick, sleazy, and insincere

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Uniform

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Adjective
Consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone
Traffic laws are similar from one state to the next, but they aren’t uniform; each state has its own variations.

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Unremitting (un ri MIT ing)

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Adjective
Unceasing; unabated; relentless
Superman waged an unremitting battle against evildoers every where

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Unwitting

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Adjective
Unintentional; ignorant; not aware
When leo agreed to hold open the door of the bank, he became an unwitting accomplice to the bank robbery

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Urbane

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Adjective
Poised; sophisticated; refined
The British count was witty and urbane; all the hosts and hostesses wanted to have him at their parties

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Usurp (yoo SURP)

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Verb
To seize wrongfully
The founder’s scheming young nephew usurped a position of power in the company

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Utilitarian (yoo til uh TAR ee un)

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Adjective
Stressing usefulness or utility above all other qualities
Jason’s interior decorating philosophy was strictly utilitarian; if an object wasn’t genuinely useful, he didn’t want it in his home

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Utopia (yoo TOH pee uh)

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Noun
An ideal society
The little town wasn’t just a nice place to live, as far as Ed was concerned; it was utopia
The opposite of utopia is dystopia

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