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  1. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  2. ulterior
    lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed
  3. ultimate
    furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
  4. ultimatum
    a final peremptory demand
  5. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  6. unaccountable
    not to be explained
  7. unanimity
    everyone being of one mind
  8. unassailable
    impossible to attack
  9. unassuming
    not arrogant
  10. unbridled
    not restrained or controlled
  11. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  12. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  13. uncouth
    lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
  14. unction
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
  15. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  16. underlying
    in the nature of something though not readily apparent
  17. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  18. underscore
    give extra weight to
  19. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  20. unearth
    recover through digging
  21. unearthly
    suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
  22. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
  23. unerringly
    without making errors
  24. unexceptionable
    completely acceptable; not open to reproach
  25. unfaltering
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  26. unfeigned
    not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
  27. unfettered
    not bound or restrained, as by shackles and chains
  28. unfledged
    young and inexperienced
  29. unfrock
    divest of the frock; of church officials
  30. ungainly
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  31. unguent
    preparation applied externally as a remedy or for soothing
  32. uniformity
    the quality of lacking diversity or variation
  33. unilateral
    involving only one part or side
  34. unimpeachable
    beyond doubt or reproach
  35. uninhibited
    not restrained
  36. unintimidated
    not shrinking from danger
  37. unique
    the single one of its kind
  38. unison
    the state of corresponding exactly
  39. universal
    applicable to or common to all members of a group or set
  40. unkempt
    not properly maintained or cared for
  41. unmitigated
    not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity
  42. unobtrusive
    not undesirably noticeable
  43. unpalatable
    not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind
  44. unprecedented
    novel; having no earlier occurrence
  45. unprepossessing
    creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
  46. unravel
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers of
  47. unrequited
    not returned in kind
  48. unruly
    unable to be governed or controlled
  49. unsavory
    morally offensive
  50. unscathed
    not injured
  51. unseemly
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  52. unsightly
    unpleasant to look at
  53. unsullied
    free from blemishes
  54. untenable
    incapable of being defended or justified
  55. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  56. untrammeled
    not confined or limited
  57. unwarranted
    incapable of being justified or explained
  58. unwieldy
    difficult to use or handle because of size or weight
  59. unwitting
    not aware or knowing
  60. unwonted
    out of the ordinary
  61. upbraid
    express criticism towards
  62. uproarious
    uncontrollably noisy
  63. upshot
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  64. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  65. urchin
    a poor and often mischievous city child
  66. ursine
    of or relating to or similar to bears
  67. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  68. usury
    the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
  69. utopia
    ideally perfect state
  70. uxorious
    foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
Created on Fri Apr 27 14:11:00 EDT 2012 (updated Fri May 25 00:37:11 EDT 2012)

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