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October 17, 2014 2:52:45 PM

Which word would be the closest synonym to "innate?"

A: Nascent
B: Hereditary

I'm conflicted, because nascent means "coming into existence" and hereditary means "able to be passed down from parents." Innate is defined as meaning "possessed at birth." So a hereditary quality would be possessed at birth, and a nascent quality would come into existence when you were born. Which one has the most similar meaning to "innate?"


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October 17, 2014 2:54:14 PM

Homework?

B. Hereditary (see below)

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/innate?s=t
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19 minutes ago

COLGeek said:
Homework?


Just studying. It's a practice question.
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17 minutes ago

Answered above
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