| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 664 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| yellow | noun | The other men called him yellow. | a coward |
| noun | Yellow is one of my favorite colors. | gold | |
| yes | adv. | Yes, I can go with you. | it is so |
| noun | Please answer yes. | request permission | |
| yesterday | noun | Yesterday we went to the store. | the day before |
| adv. | We went yesterday to see a movie. | the day before | |
| yet | adv. | Your car isn't ready yet. | at this time |
| adv. | The end had not yet come. | thus far | |
| adv. | She may yet change her mind. | at a future time | |
| adv. | He was young, yet wise. | nevertheless | |
| adv. | He may yet see the truth. | eventually | |
| conj. | She was old, yet she was spry. | despite this | |
| conj. | He has not started to work yet. | up to the present time | |