Word List 48

Question 1

Unalloyed (adj)

Answer 1

pure; unmixed

Raising children, although rewarding, is not an unalloyed delight; it definitely has its ups and downs

Question 2

Unanimity (n)

Answer 2

complete agreement

Question 3

Unassailable (adj)

Answer 3

not subject to question; not open to attack
Penelope’s virtue was unassailable; while she waited for her husband to come back from the war, no other guy had a chance

Question 4

Unassuaged (adj)

Answer 4

unsatisfied; not soothed
Tensions grew at the protesters, unassuaged by the dean’s promise to investigate campus police mistreatment of minority students

Question 5

Unassuming (adj)

Answer 5

modest

Question 6

Unbridled (adj)

Answer 6

violent

She had a fit of unbridled rage

Question 7

Uncanny (adj)

Answer 7

strange; mysterious

You have the uncanny knack of reading my innermost thoughts

Question 8

Unconscionable (adj)

Answer 8

unscrupulous; excessive

Question 9

Underscore (v)

Answer 9

emphasize

Question 10

Unequivocal (adj)

Answer 10

plain; obvious

Question 11

Unfeigned (adj)

Answer 11

genuine; real

She turned so pale that I am sure her surprised was unfeigned

Question 12

Unkempt (adj)

Answer 12

disheveled; uncared for in appearance

Question 13

Unprepossessing (adj)

Answer 13

unattractive

During adolescence many attractive young people somewhere acquire false notion that their appearance is unprepossessing

Question 14

Unstinting (adj)

Answer 14

generous; openhanded; liberal

Question 15

Untenable (adj)

Answer 15

indefensible; not able to be maintained

Wayne is so contrary that, the more untenable a position is, the harder he’ll try to defend it

Question 16

Unwonted (adj)

Answer 16

unaccustomed

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

Question 17

Uproarious (adj)

Answer 17

marked by commotion; extremely funny

Question 18

Upshot (n)

Answer 18

outcome

Question 19

Vacillate (v)

Answer 19

waver; fluctuate

Uncertain which suitor she ought to marry, the princess vacillated, saying now one, now the other

Question 20

Vacuous (adj)

Answer 20

empty; lacking in ideas; stupid

The candidate’s vacuous remarks annoyed the audience, who had hoped to hear more than empty platitudes

Question 21

Vagary (n)

Answer 21

caprice; whim
Without income from Social Security to depend on, senior citizens will be even more vulnerable to the vagaries of the stock market than they are today

Question 22

Vagrant (adj)

Answer 22

stray; random

He tried to study, but could not collect his vagrant thoughts

Question 23

Vagrant (n)

Answer 23

homeless wanderer

Question 24

Vainglorious (adj)

Answer 24

boastful; excessively conceited