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Y Vocabulary Words Quiz #1

Can you guess these vocabulary words that start with the letter Y?
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First submittedDecember 21, 2012
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Definition
Word
Currency of Japan
Yen
Indian stretching and
spiritual practice
Yoga
Abominable snowman
Yeti
Pleasure boat
Yacht
Long-haired bovine of the Himalayas
Yak
The masculine principle in
Eastern religion; opposite of yin
Yang
Jewish skullcap
Yarmulke
Semi-permanent tent-like dwelling
of the Asian steppes
Yurt
Feudal rank below that of squire
Yeoman
Germanic pagan festival that was
replaced by Christmas
Yule
Definition
Word
To give way
Yield
It's what makes bread rise
Yeast
To long for
Yearn
Young urban professional
Yuppie
An animal between 1 and 2 years old
Yearling
Wooden frame that joins two oxen
Yoke
Method of singing with rapidly fluctuating
pitch, notably practiced in the Alps
Yodeling
Rotation of a vehicle around its vertical axis;
Counterpart of pitch and roll
Yaw
A tall tale
Yarn
Highest rank in sumo wrestling
Yokozuna
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41 Comments
Rachel24601
+2
Level 46
Feb 6, 2013
Shoot, I spelled "yuppie" as "yuppee".
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Dec 11, 2017
That will work now
Sifhraven
+5
Level 71
Jul 21, 2019
yippee ? (ka yay)
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Jul 28, 2019
Abbie Hoffman and the stock exchange guys he threw dollar bills at are totally different.
Dblingah
+1
Level 77
Feb 19, 2015
Ahh I forgot the "ko" in Yokozuna...
PrinceEric
+7
Level 56
Jun 9, 2015
This isn't a correction, just a fun fact. The yen used in the quiz's "profile picture" is of a very strange denomination. The Japanese haven't used the 300 or 500 (can't really read the font) note since I don't know when. The smallest paper bill used in Japan is the 1,000 yen note.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Jun 9, 2015
Which is dumb, because 1,000 Yen is a lot of money and you end up walking around with huge stashes of coins clanking around in your pockets. Awful.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Jun 9, 2015
You can be an expert and still having the lowest paper money denomination be worth $10 is absurd. American money where the lowest is $1 is okay for developed countries. In most places the Saudi system is better: lowest denomination is worth about 26 cents. That's perfect. Anything smaller and people tend to round off, eliminating the need for useless, heavy coins altogether.

At the opposite end of the spectrum is South Korea, where the *largest* paper denomination is 10,000 Won, or about 10 bucks, meaning that if you go to the ATM and take out a reasonable amount of money you walk away with a giant stack of cash that does not fit in your wallet.

chareth
+1
Level 56
Jun 11, 2015
it's been a few years since South Korea got a 50 000 won bill.
sillie
+5
Level 77
Jun 25, 2015
Useless heavy coins are more durable than paper money however. Which is why they use them for the lower denominations that are passed from hand to hand much more often than say $50 bills. So it costs quite a lot to keep supplying paper money of small denominations as the bills wear down quick and need to be replaced sooner than coins. The smallest euro bill is 5 euros and although the Italians whined they wanted 1 and 2 euro bills, I think 5 is fine. Also: Finland is the only euro land who decided not to use 1 and 2 cent coins. We round up or down to the nearest .05. That's eliminating some of the silly change!
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Aug 27, 2017
Nah. Ideally they should eliminate coins altogether. It doesn't cost that much to print paper money. But if they are going to insist on using them then, like I said, $1 denominations in the USA and 26 cent denominations in Saudi Arabia are okay... you will never have more than a few quarters or 50 halala pieces in your pocket at a time and that's acceptable. Given that most Eurozone countries are very expensive, 5 euros is acceptable there, as well. Never more than 3-4 1 and 2 euro coins in your pocket at a time. Only problem is in places like Kosovo which use the Euro but are very cheap... then your pockets start to get too heavy.

Bulky/heavy pockets are one of my biggest pet peeves in life. Drives me nuts.

mrnafe
+2
Level 83
Dec 11, 2017
New plastic notes are an upgrade
kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 68
Nov 18, 2018
In New Zealand we got rid of 1c, 2c and 5c coins quite a few years ago, thank goodness! I couldn't believe it when I visited USA and got so many coins change!
kogatora
+1
Level 93
Nov 23, 2018
in general they are always happy to take extra coins when you pay and give you whole notes as change or possibly a 500yen piece, this means you may have a few 1yen coins which weigh nothing, a couple of 10yens, a 50yen and maybe a hundred yen coin at any one time. hardly a burden. in case it is too bad, you can just stick spending money on your railcard and tap it basically anywhere. rom016 is on the money here.
overtired
+1
Level 85
Aug 7, 2019
What used to irritate me was everything being priced 2.99 or similar so you ended up with a load of almost worthless coins jangling around. Tap my card to pay for most things these days, at least when at home. So much better.
roleybob
+1
Level 75
Feb 1, 2018
The photo says 300 Yen. 1,000 yen is currently about GB£ 6.50 which doesn't seem unreasonable for the smallest denomination to me
Carry
+1
Level 63
Jun 9, 2015
For "pleasure boat" I kept thinking of something like a banana boat.
jcmcguir
+1
Level 71
Jun 9, 2015
And all along I thought it was spelled "definition."
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 11, 2017
You are the first to notice. Fixed!
Coyuznik
+2
Level 83
Jun 9, 2015
Dang it! I knew "Yokozuna" I just couldn't spell it correctly!
tolerated
+1
Level 79
Nov 15, 2015
Only a vague memory of sumo, so tried yokozuma to yokazuki and all variations between, but never tried replaqcing m with n. Grrr!
DonTheLamplighter
+2
Level 85
Oct 4, 2016
I thought sure that Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey would make an appearance on this quiz. (animated, canine version of the Three Musketeers from the 1960s)
sumguy
+1
Level 85
Mar 29, 2017
OMG, I tried so many spellings of "yokozuna". Unfortunately, they use an M instead of an N.
sillie
+1
Level 77
Dec 11, 2017
Here I thought I was doing so well and the quiz was easy. Then I hit the 3 last ones.
buck1017
+1
Level 78
Dec 15, 2017
I always seem to miss just ONE of the answers in the vocab by letter quizzes. The last 4 I have taken I have missed exactly one answer. Dang it!
amgine
+1
Level 66
Feb 27, 2018
How can a majority of quizzers not come up with "yearling" yet know the names of obscure things like Asian tents and ox equipment?
cornflakesfu
+4
Level 87
Mar 5, 2018
"yearling" is probably a tough get for people who didn't grow up on a farm or spend time in some other situation where they deal a lot with young animals. The term makes sense as soon as you see it, but if you've never heard it before you're not going to come up with it. In contrast, "yoke" is probably better known because of the strong metaphorical association between oxen and bearing burdens, so even if you've never seen an ox in your life you might still be familiar with the word. And "yurt" . . . sounds funny? That's the main reason I remember it.
ander217
+2
Level 75
Nov 19, 2018
I've always lived on a farm but we don't often use the term yearling since we don't market a lot of animals. We just call them calves, lambs, heifers, shoats, gilts, etc. until they become adults. I know the term from the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings book and movie.
gatorsong
+3
Level 71
Nov 19, 2018
I tried youngling and when that didn't work I just blanked out. When I saw the answer I kicked myself.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 71
Jul 21, 2019
I tried youngster, and didnt kick myself..
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Sep 9, 2019
Some people (like me) associate "yearling" with horses, not other animals.
ValterFerreira
+3
Level 64
Mar 8, 2020
Not everybody is American or even has English as their first language...
DKChappell
+1
Level 36
Nov 19, 2020
In fact, the term "yearling" does not refer to an animal which is aged between one and two years. In horse ages, it is a reference to an animal that has seen its first full January 1. A colt born on Dec. 31st of 2020, becomes a yearling the very next day, at exactly the same time as does a colt born on Jan 1 of 2020, even though they are one day away from being a full year apart in their ages.
rabble
+2
Level 68
Feb 4, 2023
I'm sure I've heard the term "yearling", but I don't think it's in common use (outside of farming, I assume).

I tried youngling.

I think there's more focus on individual animal names: pup, kid, chick, cub, etc. (Especially trivially)

Maybe there isn't a lot of focus on development-stages of animals in everyday life. Aside from "weened". Probably helps people avoid thinking about the animals they eat.

I know yoke from Oregon Trail. And it's a mechanical engineering term (some people probably use it for automotive parts).

And yurts are the one thing every Mongolia/central Asia documentary or travel segment will highlight. (maybe because it's a bit boring of a lifestyle, and they need to fill time). That, and the sheep. And they're also popular with hippies/weirdos in rural areas of probably the USA/Canada at least.

Like an igloo or teepee I guess. Something that sticks in the back of your head.

Eigengrau
+7
Level 60
Nov 18, 2018
So disappointed that yeet isn't there...
Zefyrinus
+1
Level 71
Aug 21, 2020
I tried that for the car rotation question...
RealDad12
+4
Level 67
Nov 18, 2018
I'm sailing along nicely until I hit the sumo question. Still, 19/20 ain't bad.
SpartanLlama
+2
Level 68
Dec 11, 2019
Yokozuna my new favorite word time to use that in a conversation
EytanMelech
+6
Level 67
Jan 3, 2020
Such a tragedy that the word "Yeet" was not featured in this quiz.
AussieAngie
+1
Level 65
Sep 9, 2020
The sumo one had me stumped - always good to learn something new.
Woodybobs
+1
Level 72
Feb 4, 2023
Jaysus, I can never remember the name of that yoke
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