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Essential Vocabulary literary_7232 Essential Vocabulary unheralded (uhn HER ild id) adj. uncelebrated in advance; unforetold; not pre-announced; unpredicted • The circus’s arrival in town was completely unheralded. • The president made an unheralded trip to the front. universal (YOO ni VER sil) adj. 1. present or occurring everywhere; 2. not limit-ed or restricted; 3. highly adaptable; usable for many different purposes • Air is universal where humans are able to live. • The Constitution’s framers believed in a universal right to freedom of speech. • A hammer is one of the few tools that have universal applications. [-ly adv.] [Syn. general, generic] unparalleled (uhn PA ruh leld) adj. unequaled; unmatched; that has noparallel • The quality of Geoffrey’s cinematography is unparalleled in the history of filmmaking. • Picasso had a grasp of shape relationships that is unparalleled in the known art world. unresolved (UHN riz AHLVD) adj. unsettled; undetermined; unexplained;unanalyzed • The difficulties Ralph and Edna had in understanding one another were unresolved by their having a child. • The chemical composition of the compound remained unresolved, even after analysis by spectrograph. unutterable (uhn UH tir uh bl) adj. that can’t be described or expressed;inexpressible • The shock that Sarah felt was unutterable. • Jack found the words needed to describe the horror he felt upon hearing of the fire were unutterable. [unutterably adv.] upstart (UHP stahrt) n. 1. a person who has recently become wealthy, and so ispresumptuous or aggressive; 2. one who does not know his/her proper place • The country club caters to the longtime aristocracy, and its board has always voted to keep upstarts out. • The upstart was reprimanded when he tried to cut into the front of the line. U – Z: SAT Words 233 QUICK REVIEW #83Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means mostnearly the same thing. 1. unavailable a. objectionable 2. unavoidable b. unpredicted 3. underestimate c. presumptuous 4. undermine d. generic 5. undesirable e. unequaled 6. unfetter f. undetermined 7. unheralded g. unreachable 8. universal h. inexpressible 9. unparalleled i. inevitable 10. unresolved j. weaken 11. unutterable k. liberate 12. upstart l. undervalue urbanized (OER bin YZD) adj. changed from countrylike to citylike in charac-ter; citified • The area had only recently become urbanized, having been mostly farms less than a generation ago. • The influx of industry was largely responsible for the urbanized character of Allentown. urge (OERJ) vt. 1. to plead, allege, strongly advocate; 2. strongly recommend;compel; 3. to incite or provoke • Jeannie urged Horace to change his mind and visit the zoo. • Philip of Macedon urges his son, Alexander, to go to medical school so that he can become a doctor. • The rabble-rousers urged the crowd to take arms against the government. [-d, urging] [Syn. press, exhort] Utopia (yoo TOH pee uh) n. 1. an imaginary island from a book of the samename by Sir Thomas More, 1516; 2. any idealized place; symbol of perfection;paradise • Utopia was the name Sir Thomas More gave to his imaginary island. • Many believe that Tahiti is as close as one can come to a utopia in real life; others would select Hawaii. [utopian adj.]234 Essential Vocabulary vaccine (VAK seen) n. a preparation placed into the body to prevent or lessenthe effects of a specific infection; disease preventitive; innoculation • Before Jonas Salk discovered his vaccine, polio was the greatest fear of mothers of young children. • Medical researchers are now seeking a vaccine for cancer. valid (VAL id) adj. 1. having legal status; binding under the law; 2. legitimate;in force; effective; 3. capable of withstanding criticism or examination • To drive, one must have a valid driver’s license. • Alternate side of the street parking is valid in New York City except on legal holidays. • No matter how many times something is tried and works, it cannot be proven to be a natural law, yet one case of failure is enough to prove it not valid. valorous (VAL er uhs) adj. having or showin ...