Word: trait
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...about 383 million years ago. It had the scales, teeth and gills of a fish, but also a big, curved rib cage that suggests the creature had lungs as well. The ribs interlock, moreover, unlike a fish's, implying they were able to bear fishapod's weight-an unnecessary trait in a fish. It had a neck-most unfishlike. And, most surprising of all, its pectoral fins included bones that look like nothing less than a primitive wrist and fingers...
...Zimbabwe. Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: What I really think about them. Favorite childhood toy: My baby brother—I brought him to “Show and Tell” in kindergarten. I dressed him in drag a lot too. Sexiest physical trait: My ashy elbows. Favorite part about Harvard: The people. Least favorite part about Harvard: The people. Describe yourself in three words: Unattractively mean spirited. In 15 minutes you are: Going to self-destruct. In 15 years...
...Harvard coach Scott Andersen said. “There are more challenges in college, so he’s still developing. But he’s a pretty phenomenal athlete for our sport, in terms of speed.”Apparently, that speed isn’t an inherited trait.“I can’t run across the room,” Steve said. “I don’t know where he got it from.”Once the Crimson’s season ends, it will mean the end of sharing rooms...
Sexiest physical trait: My glistening erect nose...
...Says Cheng: "Even if the criticism comes from the left, it's still criticism, and the leadership will try to stop it at all costs." So even if the country isn't really reverting to socialism, there's at least one trait that Comrade Van Winkle will find familiar in this crop of Chinese leaders: a continuing aversion to dissent...