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Malcolm Gladwell – Outliers UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers quarry (n) - CORRECT ANSWER- a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted. compatriots - CORRECT ANSWER- fellow countrymen Convent - CORRECT ANSWER- A com...

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Malcolm Gladwell – Outliers UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
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quarry (n) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone
or other materials are or have been extracted.


compatriots - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔fellow countrymen



Convent - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A community of nuns



fractious - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔tending to argue or cause discord



Preliminary - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔an action occurring before something important



Egalitarian - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Promoting equal rights for all people



Obscure - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Difficult to see, vague



dignitary - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a person who holds a high rank or position of honor



Amid - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Among; in the midst of



Tumultuous (adj) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Wild and noisy



meritocracy (n) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a system in which promotion is based on
individual ability or achievement


virtuoso - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔someone with master skills, expert musician

,Squandered - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔To waste



Peewee - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Character used a comic relief



Bantam - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔small, but aggressive



Confound - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔To cause one to become confused



Primacy - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The state of being first or most important



nondescript - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔ordinary, not outstanding; not easily classified



Incompetent - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Not able to do something properly



in earnest - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔seriously



Savvy - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔well-informed; sharp; experienced



Precocious - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔(adj.) showing unusually early development
(especially in talents and mental capacity)


pretext (n.) - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a false reason, deceptive excuse



Pretense - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A false show or claim



Rummage - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Search haphazardly



subsequently - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔later; afterward; next

, Cohort - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A category of people with something in common,
usually their age


Guise - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔An external appearance, cover, mask



On the fly - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Item needed quickly



Paradigm - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a model or example



Epicenter - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the point on the Earth's surface directly above the
focus of an earthquake


tinkerer - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend



to collar somebody - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔



Wrangle - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔To quarrel in a noisy or angry way



drudgery - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔work that is hard and tiresome



Stint - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A length of time



Formful - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔



adversaries - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔opponents, enemies



hindrance - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔an obstacle



Trivia - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Insignificant matters

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