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incumbent |
(adj) imposed as a duty; obligatory |
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indigenous |
originating and living in a particular area |
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innate |
possessed at birth; inborn |
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inveterate |
long established; deep-rooted; habitual |
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parochial |
narrow in scope; of or relating to church parish |
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pervasive |
having the quality or tendency to be everywhere at the same time |
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impinge |
to have an effect or make an impression |
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laconic |
using few words; concise |
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lament |
to express grief for; mourn |
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obsolete |
no longer in use; old-fashioned |
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reticent |
reluctant to speak |
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sanction |
(n) an economic or military measure put in place to punish another country |
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suppressed |
subdued; kept from being circulated |
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surreptitious |
done by secretive means |
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truncated |
shortened; cut off |
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wane |
to decrease gradually in intensity; decline |
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ephemeral |
lasting for a markedly brief time; fleeting |
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obscure |
(adj) relatively unknown; (v) to conceal or make indistinct |
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tacit |
implied but not actually expressed |
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tenuous |
having little substance or strength; shaky; flimsy |
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timorous |
shy; timid |
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trepidation |
uncertainty; apprehension |
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immutable |
not able to be changed |
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mundane |
commonplace; ordinary |
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prosaic |
unimaginative; dull |