Outliers Vocab Intro-Ch.3

compatriot

a person born, residing, or holding citizenship in the same country as another

fractious

(typically of children) irritable and quarrelsome.

forebear

an ancestor.

specious

superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

laborious

(especially of a task, process, or journey) requiring considerable effort and time.

skewed

suddenly change direction or position.

skepticism

a skeptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something.

drudgery

hard menial or dull work

cohort

a group of people with a shared characteristic.

desperation

a state of despair, typically one which results in rash or extreme behavior.

abstruse

difficult to understand; obscure.

erudition

the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship.

subversive

seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution.

hinderance

an obstruction or snag; impediment. 2. the act of hindering; prevention. Collins English Dictionary.

poised

having a composed and self-assured manner.