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Arcane

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Known or understood by only a few

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Assimilate

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To absorb or become absorbed; to make or become similar

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Autonomy

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Independence; self-determination

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Cosmopolitan

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Worldly; widely sophisticated

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Derivative

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Something that comes from another source

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Esoteric

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Intended for or understood by only a small group

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Gaffe

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A clumsy social error; a faux pas

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Idiosyncrasy

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Characteristic peculiar to an individual or group

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Insular

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Isolated; narrow or provincial

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Orthodox

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Adhering to the traditional and established

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Potentate

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One who has the power and position to rule over others; monarch

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