• Meaning – A strong desire or inclination; a yearning or craving.

• Synonyms – longing, passion, craving, desire.
  

• Antonyms – dislike, hatred
  

• Usage – I had a yen to have that chocolate.

2. YEOMAN

• Meaning – An attendant, servant, or lesser official in a royal or noble household.

• Synonyms – beefeater, bodyguard, freeholder.
  

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• Usage – Eliot’s father, a prosperous yeoman, was able to provide him with adequate support.

3. YIELD

• Meaning – To give up, as in defeat; surrender or submit.

• Synonyms – submit, give in, surrender, succumb, produce
  

• Antonyms – maintain, resist, hold up, loss.
  

• Usage – The atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima had a yield of 20 kilotons.

4. YOKE

• Meaning – A crossbar with two U-shaped pieces that encircle the necks of a pair of oxen or other draft animals working together.

• Synonyms – unite, join, bond, brace, couple.
  

• Antonyms – unyoke, disconnect, disjoin
  

• Usage – The pioneers knew there was trouble when the oxen’s yoke broke and they were no longer able to pull the wagon.

5. YOKEL

• Meaning – An uneducated country person.

• Synonyms – bumpkin, country man.
  

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• Usage – A local yokel.
  

6. YORE

• Meaning – Time long past.
  

• Synonyms – yesteryear, past, past times.
  

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• Usage – Pirates of yore attacked any ship that crossed their path. Today’s pirates plan their attacks and select their prey before they leave shore.

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