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 |
|---|---|
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
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| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |