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

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Creator a_i_r2
Created April 15, 2007
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  1. surreptitiousdone by secretive means - 5 misses
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