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.

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debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
granulateto form or crystallize into grains or granules
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence