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WORD SUBSTITUTES – U to Z
1.
Ubiquitous adj. Being present
everywhere.
2.
Ulterior adj. Not so pertinent as
something else to the matter spoken of.
3.
Ultimate adj. Beyond which there is
nothing else.
4.
Ultimatum n. A final statement or
proposal, as concerning terms or conditions.
5.
Ultramundane adj. Pertaining to
supernatural things or to another life.
6.
Ultramontane adj. Beyond the
mountains, especially beyond the Alps (that is, on their Italian side).
7.
Umbrage n. A sense of injury.
8.
Unaccountable adj. Inexplicable.
9.
Unaffected adj. Sincere.
10. Unanimous
adj. Sharing the same views or sentiments.
11. Unanimity
n. The state or quality of being of one mind.
12. Unavoidable
adj. Inevitable.
13. Unbearable
adj. Unendurable.
14. Unbecoming
adj. Unsuited to the wearer, place, or surroundings.
15. Unbelief
n. Doubt.
16. Unbiased
adj. Impartial, as judgment.
17. Unbridled
adj. Being without restraint.
18. Uncommon
adj. Rare.
19. Unconscionable
adj. Ridiculously or unjustly excessive.
20. Unconscious
adj. Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc.
21. Unction
n. The art of anointing as with oil.
22. Unctuous
adj. Oily.
23. Undeceive
v. To free from deception, as by apprising of the real state of affairs.
24. Undercharge
v. To make an inadequate charge for.
25. Underexposed
adj. Insufficiently exposed for proper or full development, as negatives in
photography.
26. Undergarment
n. A garment to be worn under the ordinary outer garments.
27. Undermine
v. To equip with less than the full complement of men.
28. Undersell
v. To sell at a lower price than.
29. Undersized
adj. Of less than the customary size.
30. Underhanded
adj. Clandestinely carried on.
31. Underlie
v. To be the ground or support of.
32. Underling
n. A subordinate.
33. Undermine
v. To subvert in an underhand way.
34. Underrate
v. To undervalue.
35. Understate
v. To fail to put strongly enough, as a case.
36. Undervalue
v. To underestimate.
37. Underworld
n. Hades.
38. Underwrite
v. To issue or be party to the issue of a policy of insurance.
39. Undue
adj. More than sufficient.
40. Undulate
v. To move like a wave or in waves.
41. Undulous
adj. Resembling waves.
42. Unfavorable
adj. Adverse.
43. Ungainly
adj. Clumsy.
44. Unguent
n. Any ointment or lubricant for local application.
45. Unicellular
adj. Consisting of a single cell.
46. Univalence
n. Monovalency.
47. Unify
v. To cause to be one.
48. Unique
adj. Being the only one of its kind.
49. Unison
n. A condition of perfect agreement and accord.
50. Unisonant
adj. Being in a condition of perfect agreement and accord.
51. Unitarian
adj. Pertaining to a religious body that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity.
52. Unlawful
adj. Illegal.
53. Unlimited
adj. Unconstrained.
54. Unnatural
adj. Artificial.
55. Unnecessary
adj. Not essential under the circumstances.
56. Unsettle
v. To put into confusion.
57. Unsophisticated
adj. Showing inexperience.
58. Unspeakable
adj. Abominable.
59. Untimely
adj. Unseasonable.
60. Untoward
adj. Causing annoyance or hindrance.
61. Unutterable
adj. Inexpressible.
62. Unwieldy
adj. Moved or managed with difficulty, as from great size or awkward shape.
63. Unwise
adj. Foolish.
64. Unyoke
v. To separate.
65. Up-keep
n. Maintenance.
66. Upbraid
v. To reproach as deserving blame.
67. Upcast
n. A throwing upward.
68. Upheaval
n. Overthrow or violent disturbance of established order or condition.
69. Upheave
v. To raise or lift with effort.
70. Uppermost
adj. First in order of precedence.
71. Uproarious
adj. Noisy.
72. Uproot
v. To eradicate.
73. Upturn
v. To throw into confusion.
74. Urban
adj. Of, or pertaining to, or like a city.
75. Urbanity
n. Refined or elegant courtesy.
76. Urchin
n. A roguish, mischievous boy.
77. Urgency
n. The pressure of necessity.
78. Usage
n. Treatment.
79. Usurious
adj. Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned.
80. Usurp
v. To take possession of by force.
81. Usury
n. The demanding for the use of money as a loan, a rate of interest beyond what
is allowed by law.
82. Utilitarianism
n. The ethical doctrine that actions are right because they are useful or of
beneficial tendency.
83. Utility
n. Fitness for some desirable practical purpose.
84. Utmost
n. The greatest possible extent.
85. Vacate
v. To leave.
86. Vaccinate
v. To inoculate with vaccine virus or virus of cowpox.
87. Vacillate
v. To waver.
88. Vacuous
adj. Empty.
89. Vacuum
n. A space entirely devoid of matter.
90. Vagabond
n. A wanderer.
91. Vagrant
n. An idle wanderer.
92. Vainglory
n. Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity.
93. Vale
n. Level or low land between hills.
94. Valediction
n. A bidding farewell.
95. Valedictorian
n. Student who delivers an address at graduating exercises of an educational
institution.
96. Valedictory
n. A parting address.
97. Valid
adj. Founded on truth.
98. Valorous
adj. Courageous.
99. Vapid
adj. Having lost sparkling quality and flavor.
100.
Vaporizer n. An atomizer.
101.
Variable adj. Having a tendency to
change.
102.
Variance n. Change.
103.
Variant n. A thing that differs from
another in form only, being the same in essence or substance.
104.
Variation n. Modification.
105.
Variegate v. To mark with different
shades or colors.
106.
Vassal n. A slave or bondman.
107.
Vaudeville n. A variety show.
108.
Vegetal adj. Of or pertaining to
plants.
109.
Vegetarian n. One who believes in the
theory that man's food should be exclusively vegetable.
110.
Vegetate v. To live in a monotonous,
passive way without exercise of the mental faculties.
111.
Vegetation n. Plant-life in the
aggregate.
112.
Vegetative adj. Pertaining to the
process of plant-life.
113.
Vehement adj. Very eager or urgent.
114.
Velocity n. Rapid motion.
115.
Velvety adj. Marked by lightness and
softness.
116.
Venal adj. Mercenary, corrupt.
117.
Vendible adj. Marketable.
118.
Vendition n. The act of selling.
119.
Vendor n. A seller.
120.
Veneer n. Outside show or elegance.
121.
Venerable adj. Meriting or commanding
high esteem.
122.
Venerate v. To cherish reverentially.
123.
Venereal adj. Pertaining to or
proceeding from sexual intercourse.
124.
Venial adj. That may be pardoned or
forgiven, a forgivable sin.
125.
Venison n. The flesh of deer.
126.
Venom n. The poisonous fluid that
certain animals secrete.
127.
Venous adj. Of, pertaining to, or
contained or carried in a vein or veins.
128.
Veracious adj. Habitually disposed to speak
the truth.
129.
Veracity n. Truthfulness.
130.
Verbatim adv. Word for word.
131.
Verbiage n. Use of many words without
necessity.
132.
Verbose adj. Wordy.
133.
Verdant adj. Green with vegetation.
134.
Verification n. The act of proving to
be true, exact, or accurate.
135.
Verify v. To prove to be true, exact,
or accurate.
136.
Verily adv. In truth.
137.
Verity n. Truth.
138.
Vermin n. A noxious or troublesome
animal.
139.
Vernacular n. The language of one's
country.
140.
Vernal adj. Belonging to or suggestive
of the spring.
141.
Versatile adj. Having an aptitude for
applying oneself to new and varied tasks or to various subjects.
142.
Version n. A description or report of
something as modified by one's character or opinion.
143.
Vertex n. Apex.
144.
Vertical adj. Lying or directed
perpendicularly to the horizon.
145.
Vertigo n. Dizziness.
146.
Vestige n. A visible trace, mark, or
impression, of something absent, lost, or gone.
147.
Vestment n. Clothing or covering.
148.
Veto n. The constitutional right in a
chief executive of refusing to approve an enactment.
149.
Vicarious adj. Suffered or done in
place of or for the sake of another.
150.
Viceroy n. A ruler acting with royal
authority in place of the sovereign in a colony or province.
151.
Vicissitude n. A change, especially a
complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune.
152.
Vie v. To contend.
153.
Vigilance n. Alert and intent mental
watchfulness in guarding against danger.
154.
Vigilant adj. Being on the alert to
discover and ward off danger or insure safety.
155.
Vignette n. A picture having a
background or that is shaded off gradually.
156.
Vincible adj. Conquerable.
157.
Vindicate v. To prove true, right, or
real.
158.
Vindicatory adj. Punitive.
159.
Vindicative adj. Revengeful.
160.
Vinery n. A greenhouse for grapes.
161.
Viol n. A stringed instrument of the
violin class.
162.
Viola n. A musical instrument somewhat
larger than a violin.
163.
Violator n. One who transgresses.
164.
Violation n. Infringement.
165.
Violoncello n. A stringed instrument
held between the player's knees.
166.
Virago n. A bold, impudent, turbulent
woman.
167.
Virile adj. Masculine.
168.
Virtu n. Rare, curious, or beautiful
quality.
169.
Virtual adj. Being in essence or
effect, but not in form or appearance.
170.
Virtuoso n. A master in the technique
of some particular fine art.
171.
Virulence n. Extreme poisonousness.
172.
Virulent adj. Exceedingly noxious or
deleterious.
173.
Visage n. The face, countenance, or
look of a person.
174.
Viscount n. In England, a title of
nobility, ranking fourth in the order of British peerage.
175.
Vista n. A view or prospect.
176.
Visual adj. Perceptible by sight.
177.
Visualize v. To give pictorial
vividness to a mental representation.
178.
Vitality n. The state or quality of
being necessary to existence or continuance.
179.
Vitalize v. To endow with life or
energy.
180.
Vitiate v. To contaminate.
181.
Vituperable adj. Deserving of censure.
182.
Vivacity n. Liveliness.
183.
Vivify v. To endue with life.
184.
Vivisection n. The dissection of a
living animal.
185.
Vocable n. A word, especially one
regarded in relation merely to its qualities of sound.
186.
Vocative adj. Of or pertaining to the
act of calling.
187.
Vociferance n. The quality of making a
clamor.
188.
Vociferate v. To utter with a loud and
vehement voice.
189.
Vociferous adj. Making a loud outcry.
190.
Vogue n. The prevalent way or fashion.
191.
Volant adj. Flying or able to fly.
192.
Volatile adj. Changeable.
193.
Volition n. An act or exercise of
will.
194.
Volitive adj. Exercising the will.
195.
Voluble adj. Having great fluency in
speaking.
196.
Voluptuous adj. Having fullness of
beautiful form, as a woman, with or without sensuous or sensual quality.
197.
Voracious adj. Eating with greediness
or in very large quantities.
198.
Vortex n. A mass of rotating or
whirling fluid, especially when sucked spirally toward the center.
199.
Votary adj. Consecrated by a vow or
promise.
200.
Votive adj. Dedicated by a vow.
201.
Vulgarity n. Lack of refinement in
conduct or speech.
202.
Vulnerable adj. Capable of receiving
injuries.
203.
Waif n. A homeless, neglected
wanderer.
204.
Waistcoat n. A vest.
205.
Waive v. To relinquish, especially
temporarily, as a right or claim.
206.
Wampum n. Beads strung on threads,
formerly used among the American Indians as currency.
207.
Wane v. To diminish in size and
brilliancy.
208.
Wantonness n. Recklessness.
209.
Warlike adj. Belligerent.
210.
Wavelet n. A ripple.
211.
Weak-kneed adj. Without resolute
purpose or energy.
212.
Weal n. Well-being.
213.
Wean v. To transfer (the young) from
dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment.
214.
Wearisome adj. Fatiguing.
215.
Wee adj. Very small.
216.
Well-bred adj. Of good ancestry.
217.
Well-doer n. A performer of moral and
social duties.
218.
Well-to-do adj. In prosperous
circumstances.
219.
Whereabouts n. The place in or near
which a person or thing is.
220.
Whereupon adv. After which.
221.
Wherever adv. In or at whatever place.
222.
Wherewith n. The necessary means or
resources.
223.
Whet v. To make more keen or eager.
224.
Whimsical adj. Capricious.
225.
Whine v. To utter with complaining
tone.
226.
Wholly adv. Completely.
227.
Wield v. To use, control, or manage,
as a weapon, or instrument, especially with full command.
228.
Wile n. An act or a means of cunning
deception.
229.
Winsome adj. Attractive.
230.
Wintry adj. Lacking warmth of manner.
231.
Wiry adj. Thin, but tough and sinewy.
232.
Witchcraft n. Sorcery. Conjecture,
black magic
233.
Witless adj. Foolish, indiscreet, or
silly.
234.
Witling n. A person who has little
understanding.
235.
Witticism n. A witty, brilliant, or
original saying or sentiment.
236.
Wittingly adv. With knowledge and by
design.
237.
Wizen v. To become or cause to become
withered or dry.
238.
Wizen-faced adj. Having a shriveled
face.
239.
Working-man n. One who earns his bread
by manual labor.
240.
Workmanlike adj. Like or befitting a
skilled workman.
241.
Workmanship n. The art or skill of a
workman.
242.
Wrangle v. To maintain by noisy
argument or dispute.
243.
Wreak v. To inflict, as a revenge or
punishment.
244.
Wrest v. To pull or force away by or
as by violent twisting or wringing.
245.
Wretchedness n. Extreme misery or
unhappiness.
246.
Writhe v. To twist the body, face, or
limbs or as in pain or distress.
247.
Writing n. The act or art of tracing
or inscribing on a surface letters or ideographs.
248.
Wry adj. Deviating from that which is
proper or right.
249.
Yearling n. A young animal past its
first year and not yet two years old
250.
Yokel n. Country bumpkin , rustic ,,rurel
251.
Zealot n. One who espouses a cause or
pursues an object in an immoderately partisan manner.
252.
Zeitgeist n. The intellectual and
moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch.
253.
Zenith n. The culminating-point of
prosperity, influence, or greatness.
254.
Zephyr n. Any soft, gentle wind.
255.
Zodiac n. An imaginary belt encircling
the heavens within which are the larger planets.
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