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latant, out-and-out, complete, thorough, thoroughgoing, dyed in<br />

the wool, die-hard, rabid, opinionated, unregenerate,<br />

unrepentant, unreformed, fundamentalist, prejudiced, bigoted,<br />

Colloq hard-nosed: Ultra-conservativism marked his views till<br />

the day he died.<br />

21.3 umbrage...<br />

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umbrage n. Usually, take umbrage. feel or be offended, take offence,<br />

feel displeasure or annoyance or exasperation or indignation or<br />

vexation or bitterness or resentment, be piqued or displeased or<br />

annoyed or exasperated or indignant or vexed or resentful,<br />

harbour a grudge: She took umbrage at the way he seemed to<br />

ignore her.<br />

umbrella n. 1 parasol; Colloq chiefly Brit gamp, Brit brolly, US<br />

bumbershoot: You will need an umbrella today. 2 protection,<br />

cover, coverage, aegis, shield, screen, patronage, agency: What<br />

benefits are included under the umbrella of this policy?<br />

umpire n. 1 referee, arbiter, judge, moderator, adjudicator,<br />

arbitrator; official; Colloq ref, Australian umpy, US ump: The<br />

sides agree to abide by the decision of the umpire.<br />

--v. 2 referee, arbitrate, judge, moderate, adjudicate;<br />

officiate: When Peter Jones umpires a game, the players know<br />

they will get a fair decision.<br />

umpteen adj. a lot of, many, innumerable, unnumbered, countless, a huge<br />

number of, very many, numerous, hundreds of, thousands of,<br />

millions of, billions of, trillions of: You've been told<br />

umpteen times, 'Don't go near the water'.<br />

21.4 unabashed...<br />

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unabashed adj. unashamed, unblushing, unembarrassed, brazen, blatant,<br />

bold, undaunted, unawed, undismayed, unconcerned: I couldn't<br />

put up with his unabashed conceit for another moment.

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