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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| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
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