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They may include everything from instinctual reactions of disgust or fear to deep feelings of affection and empathy for others.

It’s less reverential and more instinctual, despite its reliance on historical fact.

He just happened to be so athletic and so instinctual that the other details never proved to be a problem.

The defiant gesture during his Saturday night rally in Pennsylvania, after narrowly escaping an assassination attempt, showed Trump’s instinctual understanding that a visual show of strength is likely to fuel the rest of his presidential campaign.

Johnny leads by his own specific instinctual code based on whim and personal values, which gets harder to enforce as the club grows, with veterans returning from Vietnam seeking camaraderie, and bringing back darker vices.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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