| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 663 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| wrong | adj. | You turned the wrong direction. | incorrect |
| adv. | I think you behaved wrong. | incorrectly | |
| x-ray | noun | We had an x-ray of our lungs. | radiology |
| yacht | noun | We went fishing on a 20 foot yacht. | boat |
| yard | noun | We used 3 yards of silk for the coat. | measurement |
| noun | Our house has a big back yard. | grounds | |
| yawn | verb | He was tired and yawned several times. | shows boredom |
| year | noun | The year is 1988. | date |
| yearly | adj. | It is a yearly event. | once a year |
| adv. | We go yearly to their house. | once a year | |
| yearn | verb | I yearn to visit my home town. | want |
| yeast | noun | We use yeast to make the bread rise. | leavening |
| yell | verb | He yelled at us to come down. | shouted |