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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
instinct
/ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/
noun1 of 2
the natural way a person or animal thinks or behaves, knowledge that is not learned
- “Most animals have an instinct to protect their young.”Tatoeba
- “I should know by now to trust my instincts.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Imbued, charged (with something).
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)