| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 624 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym | 
| up | 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 | 
| adj. | She ranked in the upper half of her class. | higher position, place | |
| upright | adj. | She played on an upright piano. | vertical | 
| adj. | He's an honest and upright businessman. | trustworthy | |