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Question 1

umbrage

Answer 1

resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult

She took umbrage at his remarks and stormed away in a huff.

Question 2

unanimity

Answer 2

complete agreement

We were surprised by the unanimity with which our proposals were accepted by the different groups.

Question 3

unassuaged

Answer 3

unsatisfied; not soothed

Her anger is unassuaged by your apology.

Question 4

unassuming

Answer 4

modest

He is so unassuming that some people fail to realize how great a man he really is.

Question 5

unbridled

Answer 5

violent

She had a sudden fit of unbridled rage.

Question 6

unconscionable

Answer 6

unscrupulous; excessive

She found the load shark’s demands unconscionable and impossible to meet.

Question 7

uncouth

Answer 7

outlandish; clumsy; boorish

Most biographers portray Lincoln as an uncouth and ungainly young man.

Question 8

unction

Answer 8

the act of anointing with oil

The anointing with oil of a person near death is called extreme unction.

Question 9

unctous

Answer 9

oily; bland; insincerely suave

Uriah Heep disguised his nefarious actions by unctuous protestations of his “‘umility.”

Question 10

undermine

Answer 10

weaken; sap

The recent corruption scandals have undermined many people’s faith in the city government.

Question 11

underscore

Answer 11

emphasize

Adressing the jogging class, Kim underscored the importance to runners of good nutrition.

Question 12

undulate

Answer 12

move with a wavelike motion

The flag undulated in the breeze.

Question 13

unearth

Answer 13

dig up

When they unearthed the city, the archeologists found many relics of an ancient civilization.

Question 14

unearthly

Answer 14

not earthly; weird

There is an unearthly atmosphere in her work that amazes the casual observer.

Question 15

unequivocal

Answer 15

plain; obvious

My answer to your proposal is an unequivocal and absolute “No.”

Question 16

unerringly

Answer 16

infallibly

My teacher unerringly pounced on the one typographical error in my essay.

Question 17

unfaltering

Answer 17

steadfast

She approached the guillotine with unfaltering steps.

Question 18

unfeigned

Answer 18

genuine; real

She turned so pale that I am sure her surprise was unfeigned.

Question 19

unfettered

Answer 19

liberated; freed from chains

Chained to the wall for months on end, the hostage despaired that he would ever be unfettered.

Question 20

unfledged

Answer 20

immature

It is hard for an unfledged writer to find a sympathetic publisher.

Question 21

unfrock

Answer 21

to strip a priest or minister of church authority

To disbar a lawyer, to unfrock a priest, to suspend a doctor’s license to practice–these are extreme steps that the authorities should take only after careful consideration.

Question 22

ungainly

Answer 22

awkward

He is an ungainly young man; he trips over everything.

Question 23

unimpeachable

Answer 23

blameless and exemplary

Her conduct in office was unimpeachable and her record is spotless.

Question 24

unison

Answer 24

unity of pitch; complete accord

The choir sang in unison.

Question 25

unobtrusive

Answer 25

inconspicuous; not blatant

The secret service agents in charge of protecting the President tried to be as unobtrusive as possible.

Question 26

unpreprossessing

Answer 26

unattractive

During adolescence many attractive young people somehow acquire the false notion that their appearance is unprepossessing.

Question 27

unravel

Answer 27

disentangle; solve

With equal ease Miss Marple unraveled tangled balls of yarn and baffling murder mysteries.

Question 28

unrequited

Answer 28

not reciprocated

Suffering the pangs of unrequited love, Olivia rebukes Cesario for his hard-heartedness.

Question 29

unruly

Answer 29

disobedient; lawless

The only way to curb this unruly mob is to use tear gas.

Question 30

unsavory

Answer 30

distasteful; morally offensive

People with unsavory reputations should not be allowed to work with young children.

Question 31

unscathed

Answer 31

unharmed

They prayed he would come back from the war unscathed.

Question 32

unseemly

Answer 32

unbecoming; indecent

Your levity is unseemly at this time of mourning.

Question 33

unsightly

Answer 33

ugly

Although James was an experienced emergency room nurse, he occasionally became queasy when faced with a particularly unsightly injury.

Question 34

unsullied

Answer 34

untarnished

I am happy that my reputation is unsullied.

Question 35

untenable

Answer 35

unsupportable

I find your theory untenable and must reject it.

Question 36

untoward

Answer 36

unfortunate; annoying

Untoward circumstances prevent me from being with you on this festive occasion.

Question 37

unwarranted

Answer 37

unjustified; groundless; undeserved

We could not understand Martin’s unwarranted rudeness to his mother’s guests.

Question 38

unwieldy

Answer 38

awkward; cumbersome; unmanageable

The large carton was so unwieldy that the movers had trouble getting it up the stairs.

Question 39

unwitting

Answer 39

unintentional; not knowing

She was the unwitting tool of the swindlers

Question 40

unwonted

Answer 40

unaccustomed

He hesitated to assume the unwonted role of master of ceremonies at the dinner.

Question 41

upbraid

Answer 41

scold; reproach

I must upbraid him for his unruly behavior.

Question 42

uproarious

Answer 42

marked by commotion; extremely funny; very noisy

The uproarious comedy hit Home Alone featured Macaulay Culkin, whose mugging and comic antics provoked gales of uproarious laughter from audiences coast to coast.

Question 43

upshot

Answer 43

outcome

The upshot of the rematch was that the former champion proved that he still possessed all the skills of his youth.

Question 44

urbane

Answer 44

suave; refined; elegant

The courtier was urbane and sophisticated

Question 45

urchin

Answer 45

mischievous child (usually a boy)

Get out! This store is no place for grubby urchins!

Question 46

ursine

Answer 46

bearlike; pertaining to a bear

Because of its ursine appearance, the great panda has been identified with the bears; actually, it is closely related to the raccoon.

Question 47

usurp

Answer 47

seize power; supplant

The revolution ended when the victorious rebel leader usurped the throne.

Question 48

usury

Answer 48

lending money at illegal rates of interest

The loan shark was found guilty of usury.

Question 49

uxorious

Answer 49

excessively devoted to one’s wife

His friends laughed at him because he was so uxorious and submissive to his wife’s desires.

Question 50

undergird

Answer 50

strengthen the base of

Whereas relativity theory undermined the Newtonian mechanics, cosmology was undergirded by it.