yield

verbCommon GRE wordMore Y words

to give way, surrender, or produce as a result

In a sentence

The committee refused to yield to political pressure and upheld its original ruling.

Synonyms

Antonyms

resistwithstand

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More GRE words starting with Y

to feel a deep, longing desire for something

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

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