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existing as a natural or basic part of something

• inherent
• innate
• intrinsic

someone who is persistent continues doing something or tries to do something in a determined but often unreasonable way

• Persistent
• Determined
• Stubborn

relating to the way in which living things develop over millions of years

• Darwinian
• Adaptive
• Evolutionary

of or typical of an early stage of development; not advanced or complicated in structure

• elementary
• rudimentary
• primitive

seeming larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is

• Hyperbole
• Overstatement
• Exaggerated

to go below or make something go below the surface of the sea or a river or lake

• sink
• submerged

• drown

not welcoming or generous to people who visit you

• welcoming

• inhospitable
• unfriendly

a person whose business is buying and selling goods for profit

• merchant
• trader
• vendor

in the way that is most likely to bring success or advantage

• suboptimally
• inefficiently
• optimally

to allow yourself or someone else to have something enjoyable

• indulge
• deny
• overindulge