inbred

mastery
/ˈɪnˌbɹɛd/adjnoun

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What does 'inbred' mean in this sentence?

We who from daily experience knew Miss Smedley like a book—were we not only too well aware that she had neither accomplishments nor charms—no characteristic, in fact, but an inbred viciousness of temper and disposition?