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GRE baron 48

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unwieldy
adj. hard to move or manage because of size, shape, or weight.

eg. almost dropped the unwieldy parcel
unwitting
adj. unintentional, lack of information, inadvertent

eg. an unwitting mistake may be overlooked
unconscionable
adj. excessive, exorbitant, outrageous, inordinate, trandescent

eg. You take an unconscionable amount of time getting dressed!
underscore
v. underline, emphasize

eg. Her gesture underscored her words
unfaltering
adj. firm, dogged, (pertinacious, tenacious)

eg. She approached the guillotine with unfaltering steps.
unravel
v. disentangle, solve, reveal, divulge

eg. The discovery will help scientists unravel the mystery of the Ice Age.
unruly
adj. disobedient, lawless, contumacious, multinous

eg. the only way to curb with this unruly mob is to use tear gas.
vainglorious
adj. boastful and supercilious, arrogant, (haughty, conceited, presumptuous)
vehement
adj. puissant forceful, fierce, violent

eg. a vehement denial / attack / protest
vapid
adj. dull and flavorless, bland, insipid, savorless

eg. The vapid conversation bored her.
valor
n. bravery, heroic courage, valiance, (pluck, mettle)

eg. He received the Medal of Honor for his valor in battle.
untrammeled
adj. without limits or restrictions, unrestrained, uninhibited

eg. untrammeled by rigid norms of orthodoxy.
unimpeachable
adj. blameless and exemplary, unexceptionable, irreproachable

eg. Her conduct in office was unimpeachable.
vaunted
adj. showy, boasted, highly publicized, touted

eg. Their much vaunted reforms did not materialize.
unassailable
adj. immune to attack or question, (invulnerable)

eg. fortifications that made the frontier unassailable.
ungainly
adj. awkward, clumsy, gawky, (uncouth)

eg. He is an ungainly dancer.
untoward
adj. unlucky, unexpected, (unseemly)

eg. The dose can be increased slightly without any untoward effects.
unctuous
adj. oily, fulsome, excessively suave

eg. gave him a unctuous or magniloquent introduction
ulterior
adj. beyond, concealed

eg. She must have some ulterior motive for being nice to me—what does she really want?
umbrage
n. resentment, feel insulted or offended, pique, gall

eg. He took umbrage at her remarks.
uncouth
adj. lacking refinement, (vulgar, ungainly)

eg. Lincoln is refered as an uncouth and ungainly man.
unbridled
adj. violent, (vehement)

eg. She had a sudden fit of unbridled rage.
uncanny
adj. supernatural, extraordinary, occult

eg. You have the uncanny ability to read my thoughts
undulating
adj. moving with a wavelike motion

eg. the waves undulated towards the beach, undulating voice
unguent
n. ointment, (unction), balm

eg. Apply this unguent to the sore muscles before sleeping.
unfledged
adj. immature = unfeathered

eg. It's hard for an unfledged writer to find a sympathetic publisher.
unpalatable
adj. distasteful, unpleasant, unsavory

eg. The insects store this chemical in their bodies in order to make themselves unpalatable to predators.
unsavory
adj. distasteful, morally offensive, unpalatable

eg. an unsavory scandal
unscathed
adj. unharmed, not injured, (innocuous)

eg. They prayed he would come back from the war unscathed.
unsullied
adj. stainless, untarnished, clean and fresh

eg. I am happy that my reputation is unsullied.
uproarious
adj. very noisy, funny with noisy guffaw

eg. an uproarious story / party
vagabond
n. (homeless) wanderer, tramp, vagrant

eg. pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea
vagary
n. caprice, whim, fluctuation

eg. his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market
vagrant
adj. stray, aimless
n. vagabond, wanderer

eg. He tried to study but could not collect his vagrant thoughts.
variegated
adj. many-colored, dappled, mottled, motley, pied, piebald

eg. a plant with variegated leaves
vassal
n. one who held land of a superior lord (feudal lord) (chu* hau`)

eg. The feudal lord demanded that his vassals contribute more to his military campaign
veer
v. change in direction, slue, swerve, slew

eg. It is still not clear why the missile veered off course.
vegetate
v. live in a monotonous way

eg. They vegetated the hills behind their house after many adventures.
vantage
n. position giving an advantage

eg. The cafe was a good vantage point for watching the world go by
vanguard
n. leader in movement, front army

eg. We are the vanguard of a tremendous army that is following us.
valedictory
adj. pertaining to farewell or saying goodbye

eg. a valedictory speech for the retirements of the headmaster.
vacuous
adj. empty, lacking in ideas, stupid

eg. the President's vacuous remarks with only empty platitude irritated the audience.
vacillate
v. weaver, fluctuate

eg. The country’s leaders are still vacillating between confrontation and compromise.
uxorious
adj. excessively submissive to one's wife

eg. he was derided for being so uxorious to his wife's desires
utopia
n. ideal place
usury
n. lending money at illegally high rates of interest

eg. The loan shark was found guilty of usury.
usurp
v. seize another 's power or rank

eg. the rebel was successful in his attempt to usurp the throne.
ursine
adj. pertaining to the bear

eg. The panda have ursine appearance but it is closely related to the raccoon.
urchin
n. poor and dirty child

eg. a dirty little street urchin
upshot
n. outcome, (result)

eg. The upshot of it all was that he left college and got a job.
upbraid
v. severely scold, reprimand

eg. The president upbraided the general for his irresponsible behavior
unwonted
adj. out of the ordinary, uncommon

eg. He spoke with unwonted enthusiasm.
unwarranted
adj. unjustified, groundless,

eg. Much of the criticism was totally unwarranted.
untenable
adj. indefensible, unable to justify

eg. the more untenable a position is, the harder he will try to defend it.
unsightly
adj. ugly, unpleasant to look at

eg. the nurse became queasy when faced with a particularly unsightly injury.
unseemly
adj. improper (with model society)

eg. his conduct was most unseemly
unrequited
adj. not reciprocated (not return in kind)

eg. unrequited love
unprepossessing
adj. unattractive, unimpressive

eg. many attractive young people somehow thinks that they are unprepossessing
unprecedented
adj. having no precedent, novel

eg.There were unprecedented scenes of violence in the city’s main square.
unobtrusive
adj. unnoticeable, not attracting unnecessary attention

eg. he sat in a far corner and tried to be unobtrusive as possible.
unmitigated
adj. unrelieved, immoderate, absolute

eg. an unmitigated lie / heat / suffering
unkempt
adj. disheveled, uncared for in appearance

eg. native vistas and unkempt rambling paths
unison
n. unity in pitch, complete accord

eg. The choir sang in unison
unintimidating
adj. unfrightening
uninhibited
adj. irrepressible, unrestrained

eg. Her uninhibited laughter during the sermon shocked everyone.
unilateral
adj. one-sided, partisan

eg. a unilateral declaration of independence
uniformity
n. sameness, monotony, lacking diversity

eg. he drab uniformity of the houses
unfrock
v. defrock, strip a priest or minister
unfettered
adj. liberated, (latitude, leeway), unshackled

eg. the hostage despaired that he would ever be unfettered.
unfeigned
adj. genuine, real

eg. She turned so pale that i am sure that her surprise was unfeigned.
unexceptionable
adj. entire acceptable, unimpeachable

eg. two unexceptionable witnesses
unerringly
adj. infallibly, without errors

eg. he unerringly fixed things for us
unequivocal
adj. plain, manifest, obvious

eg. My answer to your proposal is an unequivocal ad absolute "No".
unearthly
adj. supernatural, uncanny, weird (=outlandish)

eg. he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din
unearth
v. dig up, (quarry, hollow out, delve, exhume, disinter)

eg. The CIA unearthed a plot to kill the President.
undermine
v. weaken, sap, hollow/dig out

eg. The corruption have undermined many ppl's faith in the authority.
underlying
adj. fundamental, lying below

eg. The underlying cause of students riot was the lack of strictness.
unction
n. the act of anointing with oil for religious purpose, (ointment, balm)

eg. The anointing with oil of a person near death is called an extreme unction
unassuming
adj. modest, not presumptuous

eg. He is so unassuming that no one realized how great a man he really is
unassuaged
adj. unsatisfied, not soothed

eg. Her anger is unassuaged by your apology.
unanimity
n. complete agreement (among a group of ppl)

eg. We won’t all agree, but we need to achieve a degree of unanimity.
unaccountable
adj. inexplicable, unable to explain

eg. For some unaccountable reason, the letter never arrived.
ultimatum
n. last demand, warning

eg. Since they ignored our ultimatum, our only recourse is to declare war.
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