yearn

verbCommon GRE wordMore Y words

to feel a deep, longing desire for something

In a sentence

After years abroad, she yearned for the familiar streets of her hometown.

Synonyms

longcravepinehanker

Antonyms

Keep going

More GRE words starting with Y

to give way, surrender, or produce as a result

to join, link, or burden together as if under a common harness

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