IELTS VOCABULARY

Yore: time long past

Sentence: In the days of yore, the Internet did not exist.

Yonder: distant but within sight

Sentence: The house over yonder belongs to my uncle

Yoke: become joined or linked together

Sentence: The animals were held together by a yoke

Yield: give or supply

Sentence: They are forced to yield ground

Yelp: a sharp high-pitched cry

Sentence: She gave a little yelp when the dog jumped up at her

Yearning: prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

Sentence: Her eyes were filled with yearning when she spoke of her hometown.

Wispy: thin and weak

Sentence: The sky was blue with a few wispy clouds

Wrangle: quarrel noisily, angrily, or disruptively

Sentence: The wrangle over ownership of the painting dragged on for years