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Words Starting with "U"

Umbrella organization
C1noun
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Umbrella organization

An association of institutions, agencies, or smaller organizations that coordinate activities or pool resources under a common administrative structure.

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Unappreciative
B2adjective
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Unappreciative

Not feeling or showing gratitude for something that has been done or given.

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Unassertively
C1adverb
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Unassertively

In a manner that lacks self-assurance, boldness, or forceful expression of one's opinions and rights.

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Unassuming
C1adjective
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Unassuming

Not arrogant or showy; modest and unpretentious.

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Unattributed
C1adjective
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Unattributed

Not attributed to a specific author, creator, source, or cause.

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Uncaringness
C1noun
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Uncaringness

The state or quality of being uncaring; a lack of concern, empathy, or compassion for others.

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Unceasing
C1adjective
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Unceasing

Not stopping or coming to an end; constant and continuous.

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Unconscious
B2adjective
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Unconscious

Not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition, typically due to sleep, injury, or anesthesia.

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Unction
C2noun
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Unction

The action of anointing someone with oil as a religious rite or sacrament.

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Undergraduate
B2noun
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Undergraduate

A student at a university or college who has not yet received a first degree.

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Underneath
B1preposition
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Underneath

Situated directly below or beneath something else, often so as to be covered or hidden by it.

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Unfocused
B2adjective
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Unfocused

Lacking a clear focus, direction, or concentration; mentally distracted or scattered.

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