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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| gnome | maxim |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |