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Quote:Main Entry: trait ?[treyt; Brit. also trey] Show IPA
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: characteristic
Synonyms: affection, attribute, birthmark, cast, character, custom, denominator, feature, habit, idiosyncrasy, lineament, manner, mannerism, mark, nature of the beast, oddity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, quirk, savor, thing*, trick, virtue
Maybe the starters have 'habit' and the traitors have 'character'.
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Maybe the starters have 'birthmark' and the traitors have 'idiosyncrasy'.
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Maybe the starters have 'mark' and the traitors have 'nature of the beast'.
I personally like the starters are marked and the little guys with the fun stuff have idiosyncrasy or just refer to them in there birthday suits and now they have some character.