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ubiquitous
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being everywhere; omnipresent
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ulterior
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situated beyond; unstated and often questionable;
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ultimate
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final; not susceptible to further analysis
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ultimatum
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last demand; last warning
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umbrage
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resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult
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unaccountable
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inexplicable; unreasonable or mysterious
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unanimity
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complete agreement
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unassailable
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not open to attack; not subject to question
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unassuaged
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unsatisfied; not soothed
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unassuming
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modest
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unbridled
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violent; uncontrolled
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uncanny
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strange; mysterious
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unconscionable
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Not restrained by conscience; unscrupulous
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uncouth
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boorish; clumsy; outlandish
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unction
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the act of anointing with oil
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unctuous
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oily; bland; insincerely suave
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underlying
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lying below; fundamental
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undermine
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weaken; sap
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underscore
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emphasize
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undulating
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moving with a wavelike motion
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unearth
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dig up
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unearthly
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not earthly; weird
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unequivocal
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plain; clear; obvious
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unerringly
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infallibly; no errors; not sinning
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unexceptionable
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entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism
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unfaltering
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steadfast; firm; not changing
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unfeigned
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genuine; real
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unfettered
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liberate; free from chains
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unfledged
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immature
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unfrock
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defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority
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ungainly
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awkward in movement; clumsy
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unpalatable
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distasteful; disagreeable
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unguent
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ointment
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uniformity
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sameness; monotony
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unilateral
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one-sided
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unimpeachable
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blameless and exemplary
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uninhibited
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unrepressed; free from traditional social or moral constraints
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unintimating
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unfrightening
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unique
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without an equal; single in kind
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unison
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unity of pitch; complete accord
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universal
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characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere
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unkempt
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disheveled; uncared for in appearance
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unmitigated
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unrelieved or immoderate; absolute; without exception. Not diminished or moderated in intensity.
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unobtrusive
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inconspicuous; not blatant; not noticeable
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unprecedented
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novel; unparalleled, no precedented (action that came before)
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unprepossessing
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unattractive
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unravel
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disentangle; solve
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unrequited
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not requited; not reciprocated. Not returned
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unruly
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disobedient; lawless
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unsavory
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distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive
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unscathed
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unharmed;
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unseemly
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unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent
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unsightly
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ugly; unpleasant to look at
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unsullied
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untarnished; clean and fresh
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untenable
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indefensible; not able to be maintained
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untoward
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unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky
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unwarranted
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unjustified; having no justification; groundless; baseless; undeserved
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unwieldy
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awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable
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unwitting
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not knowing; unaware; unintentional
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unwonted
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unaccustomed; unusual
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upbraid
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reprimand; severely scold
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uproarious
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marked by commotion; very noisy; extremely funny
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upshot
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outcome; final result
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urbane
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suave; refined in manner; elegant
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urchin
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mischievous child (usually a boy)
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ursine
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bearlike; pertaining to a bear
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usurp
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seize another’s power or rank
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usury
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lending money at illegal high rates of interest
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utopia
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ideal place, state, or society
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uxorious
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excessively submissive or devoted to one’s wife
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