5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 619
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Word
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Type
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Used in a Sentence
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Synonym
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uncommon
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adj.
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It is uncommon food for here.
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unusual
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unconscious
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adj.
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I was unconscious for 14 minutes.
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comatose
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adj.
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It was an unconscious reaction.
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automatic
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under
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prep.
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There is a name under the painting.
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lower position
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prep.
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It was under the table.
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beneath surface
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prep.
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It costs under five dollars.
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less than
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prep.
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Under those conditions I can't go.
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because of
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prep.
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We were under contract.
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obligation of
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underestimate
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verb
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They underestimated the costs.
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miscalculated
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undergo
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verb
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She will undergo a second operation.
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endure
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undergraduate
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noun
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We were then undergraduates.
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no degree yet
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underground
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adj.
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There was an underground shelter.
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below surface
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noun
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We rode the underground in London.
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subway
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