X, Y, Z vocab

Xanthic:

yellowish.

Xenial:

Hospitable.

Xeric:

containing little moisture; very dry.

Xebec:

a small three-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with lateen and square sails.

Yearning:

a feeling of intense longing for something.

Yield:

produce or provide/give way to arguments, demands, or pressure.

Yonder:

at some distance in the direction indicated; over there.

Yelp:

a short, sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm.

Yammer:

talk foolishly or incessantly.

Yank:

pull with a jerk.

Yean:

give birth to.

Yourn:

regional or archaic form of yours.

Yellow-bellied:

to be cowardly.

Yap:

to talk.

Zest:

great enthusiasm and energy.

Zenith:

the highest point of something.

Zealous:

enthusiastic and eager.

Zephyr:

a soft gentle breeze.

Zany:

amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic.

Zazzy:

flashy; stylish.

Zinnober:

chrome green.

Zonule:

a small zone.

Zaftig:

having a shapely and full figure; voluptuous; full-bosomed.

Zesty:

spicy.

Zen:

very relaxed or meditative.