Barron's GRE "U" WordList

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  1. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  2. ulcer
    an inflammatory lesion resulting in decay of tissue
  3. ulterior
    lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed
  4. ultimate
    furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
  5. ultimatum
    a final peremptory demand
  6. umbrage
    a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  7. unaccountable
    not to be explained
  8. unanimity
    everyone being of one mind
  9. unassailable
    impossible to attack
  10. unassuming
    not arrogant
  11. unbridled
    not restrained or controlled
  12. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  13. unceremonious
    without ceremony or formality
  14. unconscionable
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  15. uncouth
    lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
  16. unction
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
  17. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  18. underlying
    in the nature of something though not readily apparent
  19. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  20. underscore
    give extra weight to
  21. understate
    represent as less significant or important
  22. undertaker
    one whose business is the management of funerals
  23. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  24. unearth
    recover through digging
  25. unearthly
    suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
  26. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
  27. unerringly
    without making errors
  28. unexceptionable
    completely acceptable; not open to reproach
  29. unfaltering
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  30. unfeigned
    not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
  31. unfettered
    not bound or restrained, as by shackles and chains
  32. unfledged
    young and inexperienced
  33. unfrock
    divest of the frock; of church officials
  34. ungainly
    lacking grace in movement or posture
  35. unguent
    preparation applied externally as a remedy or for soothing
  36. uniformity
    the quality of lacking diversity or variation
  37. unilateral
    involving only one part or side
  38. unimpeachable
    beyond doubt or reproach
  39. uninhibited
    not restrained
  40. unique
    the single one of its kind
  41. unison
    the state of corresponding exactly
  42. universal
    applicable to or common to all members of a group or set
  43. unkempt
    not properly maintained or cared for
  44. unmitigated
    not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity
  45. unobtrusive
    not undesirably noticeable
  46. unprecedented
    novel; having no earlier occurrence
  47. unprepossessing
    creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
  48. unattractive
    not appealing to the senses
  49. unravel
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers of
  50. unregenerate
    not reformed morally or spiritually
  51. unrequited
    not returned in kind
  52. unruly
    unable to be governed or controlled
  53. unsavory
    morally offensive
  54. unscathed
    not injured
  55. unseemly
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  56. unsightly
    unpleasant to look at
  57. unsullied
    free from blemishes
  58. untenable
    incapable of being defended or justified
  59. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  60. unwarranted
    incapable of being justified or explained
  61. unwieldy
    difficult to use or handle because of size or weight
  62. unwitting
    not aware or knowing
  63. unwonted
    out of the ordinary
  64. upbraid
    express criticism towards
  65. upright
    in a vertical position; not sloping
  66. uproar
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  67. uproarious
    uncontrollably noisy
  68. upshot
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  69. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  70. urchin
    a poor and often mischievous city child
  71. urge
    urge or force in an indicated direction
  72. urgent
    compelling immediate action
  73. ursine
    of or relating to or similar to bears
  74. usage
    the act of employing
  75. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  76. usury
    the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
  77. utopia
    ideally perfect state
  78. uxorious
    foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
Created on Mon Aug 12 11:31:51 EDT 2013

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