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 |
|---|---|
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| sacrosanct | most sacred or holy : inviolable |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| grotto | cave |
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| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |