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  1. unprecedented
    novel; having no earlier occurrence
    State officials have said the company reported that the Virginia outage was unprecedented, an occurrence never before seen in 1 billion hours of system use.
  2. unprepossessing
    creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
    "Indeed!" ejaculated Mrs. Vanderburgh, as he addressed her, and raising her eyebrows with a supercilious glance for his plain, unprepossessing appearance.
  3. unpretentious
    not behaving in an artificial way to impress others; natural
    Yet Norman Wisdom remained that most modest of British superstars, unpretentious, full of humility, despite a dizzying rise to international fame.
  4. unprincipled
    lacking moral scruples
    He was no better, in his unprincipled cravings, than a wild beast.
  5. unravel
    become undone
    I described how one day recently, Matthew’s mental state unraveled and he spent hours on the floor of the classroom in tears.
  6. unregulated
    not subject to rule or discipline
    The Internet provides an inexpensive, anonymous, geographically unbounded, and largely unregulated virtual haven for terrorists.
  7. unrelenting
    never-ceasing
    Constant and unrelenting, it streamed steadily upward, as though it drew its volume from central fires that would never cease.
  8. unremitting
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
    The most unremitting attention and constant care were what the boy required declared the physician when he had made an examination.
  9. unrequited
    not returned in kind
    As an elderly man looking back, he narrates the story, which turns out to be one of unfulfilled if not actually unrequited love.
  10. unresponsive
    not reacting to some influence or stimulus
    All the time Sigurd was strange, remote, moving like a body without a spirit, unresponsive to all her attempts at comfort and cheer.
  11. unrestrained
    marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
    The cook danced, clapped her hands, sat down in a chair, and reeled backward and forward in unrestrained ecstasy.
  12. unruly
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
    Once, long ago, award ceremonies were rather unruly and rambunctious affairs.
  13. unsavory
    morally offensive
    For a more disreputable, unsavory, desperate and wicked band of men it would be almost impossible to find.
  14. unscathed
    not injured
    Ever wondered why mosquitoes eat some people up but leave others relatively unscathed?
  15. unscheduled
    not planned or on a regular timetable
    Secretary of State even made a personal, unscheduled visit to huddle with Mr. Zardari at his hotel.
  16. unseemly
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
    In a country that has long shunned haggling outside of car dealerships and mattress stores, my behavior may have once appeared unseemly, even crass.
  17. unsightly
    unpleasant to look at
    White paper is laid over black tablecloths — acceptable when pristine, but it quickly became unsightly with smudges of food.
  18. unspecified
    not stated explicitly or in detail
    Two others have unspecified injuries and their conditions are not known.
  19. unstable
    highly or violently reactive
    They can be chaotic, unstable, and at times violent.
  20. unsullied
    free from blemishes
    "Only the pure in heart," "clean, unsullied thought."
  21. untenable
    incapable of being defended or justified
    In fact, view it as we will, the whole idea of unlimited Matter is not only untenable, but impossible and preposterous.
  22. untoward
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
    The captain in Lajas is on duty day and night, watching that nothing untoward may happen to man, beast, or property.
  23. unveil
    make visible
    Details will be unveiled during a news conference Tuesday.
  24. unwarranted
    without a basis in reason or fact
    The statement that "all amateur journalists are flirts, more or less", is a base and unwarranted libel which we are prepared completely to refute.
  25. unwavering
    marked by firm determination or resolution
    In Bloomah's class alone—as if inspired by her martial determination—the ranks stood firm, unwavering.
  26. unwieldy
    lacking grace in movement or posture
    On land, he is unwieldy and awkward; so that, when he is pursued by an enemy, he usually takes to his favorite element.
  27. unwitting
    not aware or knowing
    If this was all, we could easily cope with these unwitting abuses, or even deliberate instances of misuse.
  28. unwonted
    out of the ordinary
    He was continually surprised and taken off his guard by the unwonted and unexpected.
  29. unyielding
    resistant to physical force or pressure
    When he sought to move, something firm and unyielding about his waist restrained him.
  30. upbraid
    express criticism towards
    Rachel never upbraided her with words,—had never spoken one word of reproach.
  31. upbringing
    helping someone grow up to be a member of the community
    His Majesty also left a thousand crowns, which were to be utilized in the education and general upbringing of the child.
  32. upheaval
    disturbance usually in protest
    If they don’t find it, China risks riots and other upheaval.
  33. uphold
    stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
    We must be consistent in upholding human rights for all human beings.”
  34. uproarious
    uncontrollably noisy
    One tires of this hurrying, bustling, jostling, uproarious life in the city, and then laziness in the country is considered the greatest of earthly boons.
  35. upshot
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
    I turned away half bewildered, and went home at once, pondering what was to be the upshot of this new development.
  36. urban
    located in or characteristic of a city or city life
    Using data gathered by sensors scattered around an urban area, researchers say they can track changes in a city's carbon dioxide output.
  37. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
    The concert closed with Bartok’s six Romanian Folk Dances, which Ms. Grimaud performed as refined and urbane, contemporaries of Berg’s sonata rather than quaintly folksy.
  38. urchin
    a poor and often mischievous city child
    London, it is calculated, contains ten thousand of these shoeless, homeless, friendless, forsaken, ragged, unwashed, uncombed young urchins of doubtful antecedents.
  39. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
    He had murdered his master, and usurped the throne, without any title to it whatever.
  40. usury
    the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest
    There were no laws limiting the rate of interest, and the rich lent to the poor at extravagant rates of usury.
  41. utilitarian
    valuing or chosen for usefulness above all else
    He does not, on the other hand, adopt a low utilitarian view of life, allowing value only to that which is "practical."
  42. utility
    the quality of being of practical use
    Charles Goodyear, an American inventor, found a way for making it commonly useful, and brought about its practical and widespread utility.
  43. utopian
    characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection
    Thus More gave a new word to our language, and when we think some idea beautiful but impossible we call it "Utopian."
  44. utter
    express in speech
    Mrs. Mandeville spoke as if every word she uttered tortured her.
  45. uxorious
    foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
    Yet he became deeply attached to his wife, and proved in fact nearly as uxorious as his father.
Created on Tue Oct 22 10:34:08 EDT 2019

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