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 |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |