Outliers (1.4 The Trouble with Geniuses, Part 2)

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  1. estranged
    caused to be unloved
  2. subsist
    support oneself
  3. deadbeat
    someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
  4. allocate
    distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose
  5. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  6. prosper
    make steady progress
  7. flounder
    have difficulties; behave awkwardly
  8. frigid
    extremely cold
  9. credentials
    a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
  10. despair
    the feeling that nothing will turn out well
  11. referee
    one who judges if manuscripts are suitable for publication
  12. hypothetically
    by hypothesis
  13. wistfully
    in a pensively sad manner
  14. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
  15. endowment
    natural abilities or qualities
  16. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  17. plight
    a situation from which extrication is difficult
  18. unyielding
    stubbornly unwilling to give in
  19. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  20. minutia
    a small or minor detail
  21. amiss
    in an improper or mistaken manner
  22. imperil
    pose a threat to; present a danger to
  23. theorist
    someone who constructs hypotheses
  24. affiliation
    the act of becoming formally connected or joined
  25. smitten
    affected by something overwhelming
  26. appeal
    earnest or urgent request
  27. metallurgical
    of or relating to the science and technology of metals
  28. ordinance
    an authoritative rule
  29. savvy
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  30. prodigy
    an unusually gifted or intelligent person
  31. orthogonal
    statistically unrelated
  32. zero in
    direct onto a point or target
  33. lax
    without rigor or strictness
  34. heritable
    capable of being inherited
  35. consequential
    having important effects or results
  36. cultivate
    teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
  37. intervene
    be placed or located between other things
  38. intimidated
    made scared or fearful as by threats
  39. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  40. subdued
    restrained in style or quality
  41. gregarious
    temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
  42. flabbergasted
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
  43. concerted
    involving the joint activity of two or more
  44. foster
    promote the growth of
  45. entitlement
    right granted by law or contract
  46. accommodate
    provide with something desired or needed
  47. assert
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  48. genial
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  49. incivility
    deliberate discourtesy
  50. submissive
    inclined or willing to give in to orders or wishes of others
  51. cultural
    distinctive of the ways of living of a group of people
  52. painstaking
    characterized by extreme care and great effort
  53. prodding
    a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
  54. embodiment
    a concrete representation of an otherwise cloudy concept
  55. progressive
    favoring or promoting modern or innovative ideas
  56. infuse
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  57. don
    a teacher or tutor, especially at Cambridge or Oxford
  58. arrayed
    in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
  59. bleak
    offering little or no hope
  60. constraint
    the state of being physically limited
  61. conceivable
    capable of being imagined
  62. vocational
    of or relating to an occupation
  63. squandered
    not used to good advantage
  64. linguist
    a specialist in the study of language
  65. prestigious
    having an excellent reputation; respected
  66. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  67. query
    pose a question
Created on 十二月 29, 2013 (updated 十二月 29, 2013)

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