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1. nascent<\/strong> — beginning to exist or develop<\/p>\n

Though some pundits have pointed to a <\/em>nascent sense of interdependence among the world’s people, more likely we’ll just see more of the same.<\/em><\/p>\n

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2. nescience<\/strong> — the state of not knowing<\/p>\n

Conspiracy theories may derive as well from a human tendency to insist upon “yes\/no” answers; we feel great discontent in a perpetual state of <\/em>nescience.<\/p>\n

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3. epigenesis<\/strong> — the process by which genetic information, as modified by environment, is transformed into an organism’s substance and behaviors<\/p>\n

Perhaps many mental illnesses have their <\/em>epigenesis in the family life which surrounds the sufferers, to at least the same extent these selfsame sufferers are ‘hard-wired’ for psychological problems.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. inbred<\/strong> — resulting from inbreeding<\/p>\n

An <\/em>inbred predisposition to hemophilia was the heritage of the crowned heads of Europe, with dire effects for the Romanovs.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. patent<\/strong> — obvious<\/p>\n

The <\/em>patent traits of character war sometimes with the latent aspects.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. penetrance<\/strong> — the frequency with which a given gene produces its effect<\/p>\n

Mendel discovered genetic effects because of the striking <\/em>penetrance of changes in the plants he studied.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. innate<\/strong> — part of the essential character of something, rather than learned<\/p>\n

The extent to which violence, and especially the urge to war, is <\/em>innate in human nature has been debated since the dawn of anthropology.<\/em><\/p>\n

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8. inveterate<\/strong> — firmly entrenched through habit or long practice<\/p>\n

He is known as an <\/em>inveterate liar.<\/em><\/p>\n

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9. ingrained<\/strong> — deep-rooted<\/p>\n

She had an <\/em>ingrained aversion to speaking the truth; unfortunately, she had no such compunction against speaking her mind.<\/em><\/p>\n

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10. extrinsic<\/strong> — foreign; external<\/p>\n

Advertising impinges upon most of its viewers, thus its effect may be seen as <\/em>extrinsic, though prolonged exposure obviously produces internal effects on mind, and perhaps body.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1. nascent — beginning to exist or develop Though some pundits have pointed to a nascent sense of interdependence among the world’s people, more likely we’ll just see more of the same.   2. nescience — the state of not knowing Conspiracy theories may derive as well from a human tendency to insist upon “yes\/no” … <\/p>\n

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