Workout your vocabulary

refoulement - 

the forcible return of refugees or asylum seekers to a country where they are liable to be subjected to persecution.

strident -

presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way.

straddle - 

sit or stand with one leg on either side of.

veneration - 

great respect; reverence.

debunk - 

expose the falseness or hollowness of (an idea or belief).