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Outliers chp.3 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar | Tumultuous |
| the state of being desperate | Desperation |
| an administrative division or unit of a country | Province |
| a remarkable or exceptional person; prodigy; wonder | Phenomenon |
| to perceive the difference in or between | Differentiate |
| fit or proper to be chosen; worthy of choice | Eligibility |
| a daring or bold resistance to authority | Defiance |
| great brightness | Brilliance |
| the monotheistic religion of the Jews | Judaism |
| to come to a country of which one is not a native | Immigrate |
| regard with respect tinged with awe | Revere |
| to lessen in force or intensity | Mitigate |
| anything handed down from the past | Legacy |
| to speak of or treat slightingly | Disparage |
| existing in one from birth | Innate |
| respectful submission or yielding to the judgment | Deference |
| indicating or showing unbelief | Incredulous |
| to prove to be false or erroneous | Refute |
| indistinct to the sight or any other sense | Obscure |
| constant in effort to accomplish something | Diligent |