GRE Word List
XENOPHOBIA
fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
The meaning of the word xenophobia is fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign.
Random words
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|---|---|
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
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| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
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| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
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