Outliers vocab

egalitarian

all people are equal, fair rights “egalitarian ethos”

ethos

spirit of a community

meritocracy

power based on ability

crucible

intense experience that shapes a person “Hamburg crucible”

paradigm

standard mindset

cohort

group

abstruse

hard to understand, abstract

cognitive

thought process

threshold

boundary

subversive

rebel against system

inquisitive

curious

savvy

skilled

consequential

has consequences

submissive

not me

brevity

straight to the point, brief

antecedent

before, timeline

credentials

qualified

WASP

white men

purported

allegedly

imperious

able to talk to higher power

confederate

assists in plot

nonchalant

me

mitigate

lessen

indelible

cant be removed

fundamental

basic facts/principles

idealist

believes in ideas not reality

daunting

scary

concubine

women sleeping w man not married

miscegenation

mixed parents, ones white

progeny

someones kid

fetish

sexual desire