GRE vocab X and Y - 1 to 5

1. xenophobia - fear or hatred of foreigners; a person unduly fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or foreign peoples



2. yen - strong desire; longing; yearning or craving; Ex. yen for spinach

3. yeoman - an attendant, servant, or lesser official in a royal or noble household; an assistant or other subordinate, as of a sheriff; a farmer who cultivates his own land

4. yokel - rustic; country bumpkin; country man

5. zany - comic; crazy; N: clown; comical person (given tooutlandish behavior)