10,000 hours (outliers) vocab

Gawky

Awkward and clumsy in movement or posture

Confound

To be confusing or perplexing to

Meritocracy

A social system in which power goes to those with superior intellect or ability

Innate

Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary

Assimilate

To make alike; to absorb and integrate

Aptitude

Inherent ability or natural talent

Tedious

So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; boring

Prototype

A standard or typical example; an original model

Pioneer (v.)

To take part in the beginning of; to initiate

Incompetent

Not qualified or suited for a purpose; lacking ability

Lurch

To move suddenly or unsteadily, as if out of control

Acoustics

The study of the physical properties of sound

Precocious

Characterized by exceptionally early development (especially in mental abilities)

Rummage

To search haphazardly or untidily

Prodigy

An unusually gifted or intelligent person, especially a young one