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28 Cards in this Set
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utopian
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visionary
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utilitarian
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having to do with utility
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uxorious
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doting fond of and submissive to one's wife
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usury
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1) the act or practice of lending money at exorbitant interest rates
2) high interest rates |
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usurp
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take or assume and hold in possession without right and by force
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urbane
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1) refined
2) polite and smooth in a well mannered way |
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upscale
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designating of or for people who are relatively affluent
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upright
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1) standing up
2) honorable 3) honest and just |
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upkeep
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maintenance
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upbraid
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1) rebuke, censure
2) reproach severely 3) criticize severely |
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upbeat
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cheerful
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unvarnished
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1) unadorned
2) unadulterated 3) plain and simple |
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untoward
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1) inappropriate
2) unseemly 3) improper 4) not favorable |
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untold
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1) not told
2) too great or numerous to be counted 3) indescribably great or intense |
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untenable
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1) that cannot be held, defended, or maintained
2) incapable of being tenanted or occupied |
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untenable
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1) that cannot be help, defended, or maintained
2) incapable of being tenanted or occupied |
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unseemly
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1) not decent or proper
2) unbecoming |
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unscathed
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1) unhurt
2) unharmed 3) not injured |
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unencumbered
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1) not burdened
2) free |
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undulate
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1) fluctuate
2) vacillate 3) move like waves |
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underscore
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1) emphasized
2) draw a line under a word or passage |
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undermine
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1) mine from beneath
2) weaken |
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unctuous
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1) oily
2) greasy 3) too suave or oily in speech and manner |
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uncouth
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1) uncultured
2) crude 3) boorish |
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unbending
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1) firm
2) resolute |
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umpteen
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1) a great number of
2) very many |
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umbrage
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1) shade or shadow
2) offense 3) resentment |
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ulterior
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1) lying beyond
2) further 3) remote 4) beyond what is expressed or implied |
