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GRE Lesson 46
100 word chunks of Barron's data
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| turgid | swollen; distended (as from liquid) |
| turmoil | extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion; Ex. throw the country into turmoil |
| turncoat | traitor |
| turpitude | depravity; baseness; Ex. moral turpitude |
| tutelage | guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction |
| tutelary | protective; pertaining to a guardianship; Ex. tutelary deities |
| tycoon | wealthy and powerful businessperson; wealthy leader; magnate; Ex. business tycoon |
| typhoon | tropical hurricane or cyclone |
| tyranny | oppression; cruel government; ADJ. tyrannical: of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic; V. tyrannize: treat tyrannically; oppress |
| tyro | beginner; novice |
| ubiquitous | being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity |
| ulcer | sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body; Ex. stomach ulcer; ADJ. ulcerous; V. ulcerate |
| ulterior | intentionally hidden; beyond what is evident; situated beyond; unstated and often questionable; Ex. ulterior motive |
| ultimate | final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental; Ex. The sun is the ultimate source of energy. |
| ultimatum | last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met; Ex. They have ignored our ultimatum. |
| umbrage | resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness |
| unaccountable | unexplicable; impossible to account for; unreasonable or mysterious |
| unanimity | complete agreement; ADJ. unanimous |
| unassailable | not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question |
| unassuaged | unsatisfied; not soothed |
| unassuming | modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner |
| unbridled | violent; uncontrolled; Ex. unbridled rage/greed |
| uncanny | strange; mysterious; Ex. uncanny knack |
| unceremonious | not done politely without due formalities |
| unconscionable | unscrupulous; not guided by conscience; excessive; beyond reason; Ex. unconscionable demand |
| uncouth | boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish |
| unction | the act of anointing with oil; Ex. extreme unction |
| unctuous | oily; bland; insincerely suave |
| underhand(underhanded) | done slyly and secretly (being dishonest) |
| underlying | lying below; fundamental |
| undermine | weaken gradually; sap; dig a mine beneath |
| underscore | underline; emphasize |
| understate | state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate |
| undertaker | funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials |
| undulating | moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave |
| unearth | dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching; Ex. He unearthed some secrets about her; OP. conceal |
| unearthly | not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly |
| unequivocal | plain; clear; obvious |
| unerringly | infallibly; ADJ. unerring: making no mistakes |
| unexceptionable | entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism |
| unfaltering | steadfast; firm; not changing |
| unfeigned | genuine; real |
| unfetter | liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter |
| unfledged | immature; not having the feathers necessary to fly; CF. fledgling |
| unfrock | defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority |
| ungainly | (of someone) awkward in movement; clumsy; (of something) unwieldy; Ex. ungainly dancer/instrument |
| unguent | ointment |
| uniformity | sameness; monotony; ADJ. uniform: the same all over |
| unilateral | one-sided; involving or affecting only one side; Ex. unilateral declaration |
| unimpeachable | that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary |
| uninhibited | unrepressed; free in behavior and feelings |
| unintimating | unfrightening |
| unique | without an equal; single in kind |
| unison | unity of pitch (in musical performance); complete accord; Ex. The choir sang in unison. |
| universal | characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere; of the universe; cosmic; Ex. universal agreement; Ex. a subject of universal interest |
| unkempt | disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed; CF. comb |
| unmitigated | (of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster |
| unobtrusive | inconspicuous; not blatant |
| unprecedented | having no previous example; novel; unparalleled |
| unprepossessing | unattractive |
| unravel | disentangle; solve |
| unregenerate | making no attempt to change one's bad practices |
| unrequited | not requited; not reciprocated; Ex. unrequited love |
| unruly | disobedient; lawless; difficult to control |
| unsavory | distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive; Ex. unsavory activity/reputation |
| unscathed | unharmed; Ex. escape the accident unscathed |
| unseemly | unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste |
| unsightly | ugly; unpleasant to look at |
| unsullied | untarnished; CF. sully |
| untenable | (of a position, esp. in an argument) indefensible; not able to be maintained |
| untoward | unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter |
| unwarranted | unjustified; having no justification; groundless; baseless; undeserved |
| unwieldy | awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable |
| unwitting | not knowing; unaware; unintentional; Ex. She was their unwitting accomplice; Ex. unwitting insult; CF. wit: know |
| unwonted | unaccustomed; unusual; Ex. He arrived with unwonted punctuality. |
| upbraid | reprimand; severely scold |
| upright | (sitting or standing) straight up; honest; moral |
| uproar | noisy confusion |
| uproarious | marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny |
| upshot | outcome; final result |
| urbane | suave; refined in manner; elegant |
| urchin | mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin |
| urge | drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly; Ex. urge horses; N: impulse that prompts action |
| urgent | compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate; Ex. urgent in his demands |
| ursine | bearlike; pertaining to a bear |
| usage | act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used |
| usurp | seize another's power or rank (without legal authority); supplant; appropriate; N. usurpation; CF. take for one's own use |
| usury | lending money at illegal high rates of interest |
| utopia | ideal place, state, or society; ADJ. utopian |
| uxorious | excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife |
| vacillate | waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation |
| vacuous | empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity |
| vagabond | wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp |
| vagary | capricious happening; caprice; whim; CF. wander |
| vagrant | homeless wanderer |
| vain | full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity |
| vainglorious | boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: great vanity |
| valediction | saying farewell; expression of leave-taking |
| valedictory | pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address (esp. at graduation exercises) |
| valid | logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective; Ex. valid reasoning/passport |
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