1. Ubiquitous (adj.) present everywhere, omnipresent — Dogs are ubiquitous in every Indian street.

  2. Upbraid (v.) scold, reproach — She was upbraided for her impertinence.

  3. Uxorious (adj.) devoted to one’s wife —Uxorious husbands are not acceptable in the world of men.

  4. Utopia (n.) imaginary land — Those who think of the world free from violence are living in utopia.

  5. Usurpation (n.) act of seizing power — The military leader was charged with the usurpation of the throne.

  6. Umbrage (n.) resentment, anger — She considered his remarks exceptionable and took umbrage at them.

  7. Ulterior (adj.) hidden, unstated — She could not see through ulterior motives of her mother-in-law and came to grief.

  8. Unearth (v.) dig up — The police were able to unearth the cause of murder only after sustained interrogation.

  9. Unkempt (adj.) dishevelled, untidy — When he came out of the police station he looked shaken and unkempt.

  10. Unilateral (adj.) one sided — He objected to the unilateral decision of his partner to enter into an agreement with a third party.

  11. Unequivocal (adj.) obvious, plain — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared an unequivocal support for the people of Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK).

  12. Unsavoury (adj.) nasty, disgusting — Her unsavoury remarks about the host broke up the party suddenly.

  13. Unruly (adj.) unmanageable — In keeping with the trend of unruly and inconclusive debates on key issues that have become the hallmark of this National Assembly, yet another session of parliament descended into chaos this week.

  14. Vivacious (adj.) animated — There are some gifted writers of humorous novels who manage to maintain a fresh and vivacious tone beyond their debut works.

  15. Vacillation (n.) fluctuation, wavering — Based on confusing figures, it has been a saga of vacillation, delayed decisions and exceptionally poor execution — playing havoc with the flour market and creating food insecurity for millions.