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outliers vocab chapter 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tumultuous | raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy: a tumultuous crowd of students |
| Desperation | 1. the state of being desperate or of having the recklessness of despair. |
| Province | a country, territory, district, or region. |
| Phenomenon | a remarkable or exceptional person; prodigy; wonder. |
| Differentiate | to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish. |
| Eligibility | meeting the stipulated requirements, as to participate, compete, or work; qualified. |
| Defiance | a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force. |
| Brilliance | excellence or distinction; conspicuous talent, mental ability, etc. |
| Judaism | the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the Talmud. Compare Conservative Jew, Orthodox Jew, Re |
| immigrate | to come to a country of which one is not a native, usually for permanent residence. |
| revere | –verb (used with object), -vered, -ver·ing. to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate: The child revered her mother. |
| mitigate | to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. |
| legacy | anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor: the legacy of ancient Rome. |
| disparage | to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners. |
| innate | originating in or arising from the intellect or the constitution of the mind, rather than learned through experience: an innate knowledge of good and evil. |
| deference | respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another. |
| incredulous | not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical |
| refute | to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge |
| obscure | not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive: obscure motivations. |
| diligent | constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student. |