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 |
|---|---|
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| juncture | a point of time |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |