Lesson 52   -   edHelper.com
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Word List
unfit
unflinching
ungainly
unprecedented
unseemly
unwary
unwitting
upbraid
upshot
upstart
urbane
utensil
utilize
utopian
vague
vain
valiant
valid
vane
vapid
variable
vehement
venal
vendetta
wither
 
 


Matching

Match each definition with a word.

      unwitting 1. not aware; unknowing; oblivious; unmindful; forgetful
___________________________ 2. excessively admiring of oneself, esp. of one's appearance; conceited; hollow; idle; otiose
___________________________ 3. not hesitating or drawing back; resolute; steadfast; unrelenting
___________________________ 4. the final issue, the conclusion, or the result; outcome; effect
___________________________ 5. to find fault with or reproach severely; censure; rate; revile; berate
___________________________ 6. capable of being varied or changed; alterable; fluid; weathery
___________________________ 7. producing the desired result; effective; convincing; solid
___________________________ 8. zealous; ardent; impassioned; terrible; intense; concentrated
___________________________ 9. any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc; implement; tool
___________________________ 10. likely to act dishonestly or wrongly, in return for money or the like; likely to accept bribes; corrupt; bribable
___________________________ 11. inappropriate for time or place; undecorous; indecorous
___________________________ 12. having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities; metropolitan
___________________________ 13. not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed; opaque; ambiguous; unintelligible
___________________________ 14. not meeting a standard; unqualified; ill-suited; unmeet
___________________________ 15. marked by or showing bravery or valor; heroic; valorous; intrepid; dauntless
___________________________ 16. (usually l.c.) founded upon or involving idealized perfection; visionary
___________________________ 17. a feud between two families, involving murder and revenge; blood feud.
___________________________ 18. lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward; lumbering; lumpish; gawky
___________________________ 19. lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat; innocuous; namby-pamby
___________________________ 20. to put to use; turn to profitable account; exploit; apply; handle
___________________________ 21. to lose the freshness of youth, as from age (often fol. by away); dry; shrivel
___________________________ 22. a presumptuous and objectionable person who has so risen; parvenu; roturier
___________________________ 23. not wary; not cautious or watchful, as against danger or misfortune; incautious; unalert
___________________________ 24. without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled
___________________________ 25. See"weather vane."