Definitions of
sound-alike words: U
- penultimate
- second to the last, as in: Y is the penultimate letter of the alphabet.
- ultimate
- the very last, as in: The ultimate cost of the project will be over one million dollars.
- undo
- cancel or reverse what has been done, as in: Thank
you for pointing out my mistake so I can undo it.
- undue
- beyond what is appropriate, as in: The court voided the contract, ruling that the attorney exerted undue influence on his client.
- disinterested
- not influenced by personal motives, as in: To mediate this argument, we need a disinterested person.
- uninterested
- unconcerned, as in: I knew she was sick because she was uninterested in food.
- urban
- relating to a city or city life, as in: She is a
specialist in urban planning.
- urbane
- refined and sophisticated, as in: Years in the
foreign diplomatic service gave him urbane manners.
This list of definitions can't replace your dictionary. Rather
than discussing every possible meaning of the words on this list,
I try to show how one word differs from another in a group of words that sound or
look very much alike.
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