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Yellow Journalism | journalism that exaggerates distorts or exploits the news to attract readers |
Yen | the basic unit of money used in Japan |
Yeoman | a farmer long-ago who owned a small amount of land |
Yes | given as a positive or agreeing answer when asked a question |
Yesteryear | a point in the past, usually thought of in a nostalgic way |
Yesteryear | last year; or in past years |
Yet | so far; up until now |
Yield | to bow out |
Yielding | productive; providing a profit |
Yoga | an ancient art based on a harmonizing system of development for the body, mind, and spirit through breathing exercises and exercise |
Yoke | an attachment for two animals side by side with a bar across the top of their necks and each loop around their heads |
Yonder | in a distant, indicated place; over there |
Yore | a very long time ago |
Yourself | a word used by a speaker or writer to refer to the person being addressed as the object of the verb |
Youth | young people (usually considered a group) |
Youthful | young-looking, child-like |
Yowza | a word used to express excitement or surprise |
Yule | an old term for the Christmas holiday |
Yuletide | an old term for the Christmas season |
Yuppify | to change the way something looks in an effort to attract wealthy people |
Zaftig | having a full rounded figure |
Zany | unique and amusing |
Zap | to destroy or get rid of something quickly with force |
Zeal | a lot of energy, effort, and enthusiasm |
Zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something |
Zealot | one who is uncompromising and fanatical in pursuit of his ideals |
Zealous | feeling or showing strong and energetic support for a person, cause, etc. |
Zealousness | enthusiastically full of eagerness and excitement |
Zeitgeist | the spirit or identity of a specific time period |
Zen | feeling extremely relaxed, peaceful, and free of worries |
Zenith | the strongest or most successful period of time |
Zephyr | a light or delicate wind |
Zeppelin | a long, rigid, German airship that was used during World War I bombings and to transport passengers after the war |
Zero | the figure that is written as 0 and represents none |
Zest | a great amount of enthusiasm |
Zestful | full of energy and excitement |
Ziggurat | a tower that is tiered and rectangular in shape and occasionally topped by a holy place |
Zigzag | a line of a “z” pattern in which it crisscrosses back and forth |
Zilch | zero or nothing |
Zinger | a surprising or shocking piece of news |
Zodiac | a divided band in sky along which the sun, the moon, and most of the planets move that is connected to astrology and twelve signs |
Zone | an area or division |
Zoology | that portion of science that deals with the analysis of animals and their behaviors |
Zoom | to move very quickly |
Zygote | the fertilized egg that results from the union of sex cells |