[QUOTE] [B][SIZE=4]"inherent"[/SIZE][/B] [B]adjective[/B] [LIST=1] [*]existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/built-in]built-in[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/constitutional]constitutional[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/inbuilt]inbuilt[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/integral]integral[/URL]] [*]present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/congenital]congenital[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/inborn]inborn[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/innate]innate[/URL]] [*]in the nature of something though not readily apparent; "shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying meaning" [syn: [URL=http://www.word.sc/implicit in(p)]implicit in(p)[/URL], [URL=http://www.word.sc/underlying]underlying[/URL]] [/LIST] Source: [URL=http://www.word.sc/inherent]http://www.word.sc/inherent[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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