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1. To move in a wavelike manner
undulate
2. Dissimilar
uncanny
3. Not embarrassed
unabated
4. Without reduction in intensity
unabashed
5. Not worn away
unconditional
6. Not limited
unabraded
7. Without reciprocation
unadjudicated
8. Existing, but not decided in a court of law
unchancy
9. Eldritch
unakin
10. Inauspicious
unrequited
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. To move in a wavelike manner
Answer: undulate
Undulate is a verb. Other synonyms are: surge, ripple, billow, like the motion of a worm's movement. It comes from the Latin 'unda' - a wave.
Example: We watched the ocean waters undulate under our glass-bottom boat.
2. Dissimilar
Answer: unakin
Unakin is an adjective. Other meanings include not related to or having comparable characteristics; unallied by nature (as the Hatfields were unakin to the McCoys). It is the opposite of the English word 'akin'.
Example: The lady's feelings for the gentleman were unakin to affection.
3. Not embarrassed
Answer: unabashed
The adjective unabashed is synonymous with unashamed, brazen, audacious. The word abashed can be traced back to the Anglo-French word 'abair', meaning to astonish. The word came into use in the 14th century.
Example: He is an unabashed supporter of women's liberation.
4. Without reduction in intensity
Answer: unabated
The word unabated means continuing at full force or strength, and was first used circa 1611. It is the antonym of abated, whose origin was Latin from the word 'battuere', to beat; it evolved into the Middle English and Middle French word 'abatre', to beat down.
Example: The storm rage on unabated.
5. Not worn away
Answer: unabraded
The adjective unabraded can also be defined as not eroded. It is the antithesis of abraded, i.e., chafed, worn away or corroded, often by friction. The etymology of abrade comes from the Latin (surprise?) 'abradere', to scrape away. It has been in use since the 1500s.
Example: The cliffs remained unabraded by the tides of the ocean.
6. Not limited
Answer: unconditional
Unconditional is another adjective, defined as complete and absolute, without limit or special exceptions. The first known use of the word was in 1666. Conditional's origin was from the old French 'condicicionel' for agreement.
Example: The mother's love for her children was unconditional.
7. Without reciprocation
Answer: unrequited
Some words seem to have automatic partners, e.g., casting aspersions, grim reaper, finding Nemo (just seeing if you were paying attention). Can you think of the word 'unrequited' without adding love? Unrequited (circa 1542) means a feeling that is not returned or rewarded. Literature provides us with many examples of unrequited love, such as "The Great Gatsby" or "Cyrano de Bergerac".
Example: The song "Layla" is about unrequited love.
8. Existing, but not decided in a court of law
Answer: unadjudicated
An unadjudicated issue is one which has not been "pronounced or decreed by judicial sentence". 'Unadjudicated' is an adjective whose antonym, adjudicated, dates from the 17th century, and is from the Latin 'adjudicare', to judge.
Example: Based on the circumstantial evidence, the case remained unadjudicated.
9. Eldritch
Answer: uncanny
Did I confuse you on this one? The adjective 'uncanny' means weird, eerie, bizarre. 'Eldritch' is a synonym from the early 16th century (originally Scots), like an eldritch or otherworldly screech. Uncanny is often related to the occult, and has come to mean beyond the ordinary or normal.
Example: My son has an uncanny knack of getting into trouble.
10. Inauspicious
Answer: unchancy
Unchancy is a Scottish adjective whose synonyms include unlucky, ill-omened, spooky or dangerous, like an unchancy creature. Its origin seems to date back to around 1533.
Example: It was a most unchancy expedition where all lives were lost.
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