Vocab of the Day #5

1. xenophobia : an unreasonable fear, distrust, or hatred of strangers, foreigners, or anything perceived as foreign or different.
2. incumbent : an individual who is in current possession of a particular office and who is legally authorized to discharge the duties of that office.
3. gubernatorial : of or relating to a governor.
4. vaudeville : light theatrical entertainment, popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, consisting of a succession of short acts. A vaudeville show usually included comedians, singers, dancers, jugglers, trained animals, magicians, and the like.
5. conglomerate : a corporation made up of a number of different companies that operate in diversified fields.