IELTS Exam Vocabulary List - U
- ubiquitous adj. Being present everywhere.
- ulterior adj. Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of.
- ultimate adj. Beyond which there is nothing else.
- ultimatum n. A final statement or proposal, as concerning terms or conditions.
- ultramundane adj. Pertaining to supernatural things or to another life.
- ultramontane adj. Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps (that is, on their Italian side).
- umbrage n. A sense of injury.
- unaccountable adj. Inexplicable.
- unaffected adj. Sincere.
- unanimous adj. Sharing the same views or sentiments.
- unanimity n. The state or quality of being of one mind.
- unavoidable adj. Inevitable.
- unbearable adj. Unendurable.
- unbecoming adj. Unsuited to the wearer, place, or surroundings.
- unbelief n. Doubt.
- unbiased adj. Impartial, as judgment.
- unbridled adj. Being without restraint.
- uncommon adj. Rare.
- unconscionable adj. Ridiculously or unjustly excessive.
- unconscious adj. Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc.
- unction n. The art of anointing as with oil.
- unctuous adj. Oily.
- undeceive v. To free from deception, as by apprising of the real state of affairs.
- undercharge v. To make an inadequate charge for.
- underexposed adj. Insufficiently exposed for proper or full development, as negatives in photography.
- undergarment n. A garment to be worn under the ordinary outer garments.
- underman v. To equip with less than the full complement of men.
- undersell v. To sell at a lower price than.
- undersized adj. Of less than the customary size.
- underhanded adj. Clandestinely carried on.
- underlie v. To be the ground or support of.
- underling n. A subordinate.
- undermine v. To subvert in an underhand way.
- underrate v. To undervalue.
- understate v. To fail to put strongly enough, as a case.
- undervalue v. To underestimate.
- underworld n. Hades.
- underwrite v. To issue or be party to the issue of a policy of insurance.
- undue adj. More than sufficient.
- undulate v. To move like a wave or in waves.
- undulous adj. Resembling waves.
- unfavorable adj. Adverse.
- ungainly adj. Clumsy.
- unguent n. Any ointment or lubricant for local application.
- unicellular adj. Consisting of a single cell.
- univalence n. Monovalency.
- unify v. To cause to be one.
- unique adj. Being the only one of its kind.
- unison n. A condition of perfect agreement and accord.
- unisonant adj. Being in a condition of perfect agreement and accord.
- Unitarian adj. Pertaining to a religious body that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity.
- unlawful adj. Illegal.
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