| GRE word list - U |
| ugly |
offensive to the sight:HIDEOUS |
| unavailing |
not availing:FUTILE, USELESS |
| uncanny |
seeming to have a supernatural character or origin:EERIE,
MYSTERIOUS |
| uncouth |
awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior |
| unctuous |
smooth and greasy in texture or appearance |
| underdog |
a loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest |
| undermine |
to weaken or ruin by degrees |
| underscore |
line drawn under a word or line especially for emphasis
or to indicate intent to italicize |
| unexceptionable |
not open to objection or criticism:beyond reproach:
UNIMPEACHABLE |
| unexceptional |
not out of the ordinary:COMMONPLACE |
| unflappable |
marked by assurance and self-control |
| ungainly |
lacking in smoothness or dexterity:CLUMSY |
| unimpeachable |
not impeachable:not to be called in question:not liable
to accusation:IRREPROACHABLE, BLAMELESS |
| unkempt |
deficient in order or neatness |
| unlettered |
lacking facility in reading and writing and ignorant
of the knowledge to be gained from books |
| unpalatable |
not palatable |
| unpretentious |
free from ostentation, elegance, or affectation:MODEST |
| unrequited |
not requited:not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| unruly |
not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed presumptuous
: unruly |
| untenable |
not able to be defended |
| untold |
too great or numerous to count:INCALCULABLE, VAST |
| untoward |
not favorable:ADVERSE, UNPROPITIOUS |
| untutored |
untaught or untrained |
| unwitting |
not knowing:UNAWARE |
| unwonted |
not accustomed by experience |
| upbraid |
to reproach severely:scold vehemently |
| uphold |
to support against an opponent |
| uproar |
a state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance |
| upset |
to trouble mentally or emotionally:disturb the poise
of |
| urbane |
notably polite or finished in manner:POLISHED |
| urge |
to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| usurp |
to take the place of by or as if by force:SUPPLANT |
| utter |
to give public expression to:express in words |
| vaccinate |
to inoculate (a person) with cowpox virus in order to
produce immunity to smallpox |
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