YDS Vocabulary Lecture Notes

Flashcards based on vocabulary notes from a 60-day YDS exam preparation lecture, including definitions and synonyms.

Query

To ask questions, inquire, or investigate the accuracy of something. (Synonyms: question, inquire, ask, suspect)

Prior to

Happening or existing before a particular time or event. (Synonym: before)

Sustenance

The food and drink that people or animals need to stay healthy and alive; nourishment. (Synonyms: nourishment, nutrition)

Stimulate

To encourage something to grow, develop, or become more active; to arouse or encourage. (Synonyms: arouse, encourage)

Incentive

Something that encourages a person to do something or work harder; motivation. (Synonyms: motivation, encouragement)

Grant

A sum of money given by a government or other organization to be used for a particular purpose, such as a scholarship. (Synonyms: scholarship, funding, allowance)

Partial

Not complete or whole; relating to only a part of something. (Synonym: incomplete)

Overwhelming

Very great in amount, intensity, or force; overpowering. (Synonym: overpowering)

Meticulous

Very careful and precise; showing great attention to detail. (Synonym: careful)

Dawn

The first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise; the beginning of the day. (Synonym: sunrise)