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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 312 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| unknown | adj. | She was an unknown scholar. | obscure |
| unless | conj. | Unless you can pay, do not order one. | except |
| unlike | adj. | He was unlike any other person. | different |
| prep. | Unlike my boss, he asked our opinion. | different than | |
| unnecessary | adj. | It was an unnecessary precaution. | unneeded |
| unpleasant | adj. | We just had an unpleasant experience. | disagreeable |
| unreasonable | adj. | Theirs was an unreasonable demand. | unrealistic |
| untie | verb | We untied his hands and let him go free. | unfastened |
| until | prep. | I will love you until the end of time. | up to the time of |
| conj. | I agreed until you said that. | before | |
| unusual | adj. | It was indeed an unusual day. | unique |
| up | prep. | The cat ran up the tree. | to higher place |
| adv. | He is moving up in the world. | higher position | |
| adv. | He came up for air. | above surface | |
| adv. | Turn the radio up. | higher volume | |
| adv. | He tore the paper up. | apart | |
| adv. | He fastened up his coat. | buttoned | |
| adj. | Is that the up elevator? | move upward | |
| adj. | The river is up. | higher | |
| uphold | verb | We will uphold good ideals. | advocate |
| verb | You must uphold our flag. | support | |
| upon | prep. | We came upon the accident. | on |
| upper | adj. | I slept in an upper berth on the train. | top |
| upright | adj. | She played on an upright piano. | vertical |
| adj. | He's an honest and upright businessman. | trustworthy | |
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