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Where did cagey come from?

Score: 4.9/5 (31 votes) cagey (adj.) "evasive, reticent," 1896, U.S. colloquial, of unknown origin. Earlier in English dialect it meant "sportive."What does cagey mean?1 : hesitant about committing oneself officials are cagey about giving out details. 2a : wary of being trapped or deceived : shrewd ...

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social impact

Are acquired traits heritable?

Score: 4.1/5 (51 votes) An acquired characteristic is a non-heritable change in a function or structure of a living organism caused after birth by disease, injury, accident, deliberate modification, variation, repeated use, disuse, misuse, or other environmental influence. Acquired traits are synony...

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policy and governance

Could genetic drift lead to speciation?

Score: 4.9/5 (54 votes) Genetic drift can facilitate speciation (creation of a new species) by allowing the accumulation of non-adaptive mutations that can facilitate population subdivision.How does genetic drift cause speciation?A second process called genetic drift describes random fluctuations in...

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environment and climate

Can you get molecules to stop wiggling?

Score: 4.1/5 (41 votes) 1. Can you get the molecules to stop wiggling? If so, how? Yes, cool the substance down to absolute zero or 0 K.Do molecules stop moving in ice?Point out that even though the ice is cold the molecules still have motion. They vibrate but cannot move past one another.Why are th...

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policy and governance

How jackie chan started his career?

Score: 4.9/5 (7 votes) 1976–1980: Start-up leading roles In 1976, Jackie Chan received a telegram from Willie Chan, a film producer in the Hong Kong film industry who had been impressed with Jackie's stunt choreography work. Willie Chan offered him an acting role in a film directed by Lo Wei.Ho...

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global affairs

Where football helmets are made?

Score: 4.8/5 (6 votes) CLEVELAND, Ohio - Riddell, the Illinois sporting goods company that designs and develops football helmets, protective sports equipment, head impact monitoring technologies, licensed collectibles and clothing and accessories, recently opened its first Ohio assembly and distribu...

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environment and climate

Is black henna hair dye?

Score: 4.1/5 (35 votes) When mixed into henna, it turns the natural red into a black stain. Applying black henna is similar to applying the chemical-based hair dyes and will definitely harm your hair. So if you are using black henna and thinking that you are using natural hair dye, then that is not ...

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education insights

Which is wasting time?

Score: 4.5/5 (11 votes) What does time wasting mean? The Collins English Dictionary says that time wasting is the act of spending time doing something that is unnecessary and does not produce any benefit. Many of us can think of days where we've wasted time at work due to unnecessary administra...

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technology trends

What does laong laan meaning?

Score: 4.5/5 (3 votes) Laong Laan is the pen name of Dr. Jose P. Rizal. "Laong" is a Tagalog word meaning "a long time," while laan," means "reserved for a purpose." Laong Laan thus means "kept in reserve for a purpose for a long time."What is the meaning of Dimasalang?Rizal, who wrote under the pen...

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culture and society

Whats the difference between ltc and fid?

Score: 4.8/5 (69 votes) There are two different categories for firearms licenses in Massachusetts: a firearms identification card (FID) and a license to carry (LTC). ... The FID permits the purchase, possession and transportation of non-large-capacity rifles, shotguns and ammunition. The LTC is brok...

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