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Ch 3 5. UN-: “not,” “lack of,” “do the opposite of,” “remove or release from”

Ch 3 5. UN-: “not,” “lack of,” “do the opposite of,” “remove or release from”. 1. Unabridged . Not abridged; not made shorter; uncut; complete Though an abridged dictionary is convenient to use, it contains far fewer definitions than an unabridged dictionary. 2. Unbiased .

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Ch 3 5. UN-: “not,” “lack of,” “do the opposite of,” “remove or release from”

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  1. Ch 35. UN-: “not,” “lack of,” “do the opposite of,” “remove or release from”

  2. 1. Unabridged • Not abridged; not made shorter; uncut; complete • Though an abridged dictionary is convenient to use, it contains far fewer definitions than an unabridged dictionary.

  3. 2. Unbiased • Not biased; not prejudiced in favor of or against; fair • Don’t ask the mother of a contestant to serve as a judge because it may be hard for her to remain unbiased.

  4. 3. Unconcern • Lack of concern, anxiety, or interest; indifference; apathy • The audience was breathless with anxiety during the tightrope act, though the acrobats themselves performed with seeming unconcern for their own safety.

  5. 4. Undeceive • Free from deception or mistaken ideas; set straight; disabuse • If you think I can get Mrs. Owens to hire you because she is my cousin, let me undeceive you. I have no influence with her.

  6. 5. Ungag • Remove a gag from; release from censorship • With the dictator’s downfall, the censorship decrees were abolished, and the press was ungagged.

  7. 6. Unnerve • Deprive of nerve or courage; cause to lose self-control; upset; enervate • The harassing noises of hostile fans so unnerved our star player that he missed two foul shots in a row.

  8. 7. Unquenchable • Not quenchable; not capable of being satisfied; insatiable; inextinguishable • As a teenager, Jules has an unquenchable thirst for adventure stories; he read one after another.

  9. 8. Unscramble • Do the opposite of scramble; restore to intelligible form • The previous secretary had mixed up the files so badly that it took me a week to unscramble them.

  10. 9. Unshackle • Release from a shackle (anything that confines the legs or arms); set free; liberate • When a captain put mutinous sailors in irons in the olden days, nobody was allowed to unshackle them.

  11. 10. Unwary • Not wary; not alert; heedless; rash • An unwary pedestrian is much more likely to be struck by a car than one who looks both ways and crosses with the light.

  12. 6. UNDER-: “beneath,” “lower,” “insufficient(ly)”

  13. 11. Underbrush • Shrubs, bushes, etc., growing beneath large trees in a wood; undergrowth • On its way through the dense jungle, the patrol had to be constantly wary of enemy soldiers who might be lurking in the underbrush.

  14. 12. Underdeveloped • Insufficiently developed because of a lack of capital and trained personnel for exploiting natural resources; backward; behindhand • The United States has spent billions to help the underdeveloped nations improve their standard of living.

  15. 13. Undergraduate • (literally, “lower than a graduate”) a student in a college or university who has not yet earned a bachelor’s degree • Full time undergraduates can earn a bachelor’s degree in four years.

  16. 14. Underpayment • Insufficient payment • If too little is deducted from your weekly wages for income tax, the result is an underpayment at the end of the year.

  17. 15. Underprivileged • Insufficiently privileged; deprived through social or economic oppression of some fundamental rights supposed to belong to all; disadvantaged; deprived • The goal of the fund is to give as many underprivileged children as possible an opportunity for a vacation away from the city next summer.

  18. 16. Underscore • Draw a line beneath; emphasize; stress • When you take notes, underscore items that are especially important.

  19. 17. Undersell • Sell at a lower price than • The expression “You can’t get it anywhere else for less” means about the same as “We will not be undersold.”

  20. 18. Undersigned • Person or persons who sign at the end of (literally, “under”) a letter or document • Among the undersigned in the petition to the governor were some of the most prominent persons in the state.

  21. 19. Understatement • A statement below the truth; a restrained statement in mocking contrast to what might be said • Frank’s remark that he was “slightly bruised” in the accident is an understatement; he suffered two fractured ribs.

  22. 20. Understudy • One who “studies under” and learns the part of a regular performer so as to be a substitute if necessary. • While Madeline is recuperating from her illness, her role will be played by an understudy.

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