Vocabulary Flashcards - U Words

Present, appearing, or found everywhere (Smartphones have become ubiquitous in modern society.)

Offense or annoyance (She took umbrage at his rude remark.)

(Of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering; oily (The salesman's unctuous demeanor made the customers wary.)

To move with a smooth wavelike motion (The fields of wheat undulated in the breeze.)

Performed by or affecting only one person, group, or country involved in a particular situation, without the agreement of others (The country's unilateral decision to withdraw from the treaty shocked its allies.)

(Especially of a person) having an untidy or disheveled appearance (His unkempt hair and wrinkled clothes gave him a disheveled look.)

(Especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection (The theory was dismissed as untenable by the scientific community.)

Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive (The building's utilitarian design prioritized function over form.)

Modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic (The novel described a utopian society free from war and poverty.)