Outliers Vocabulary

Question 1

paradigm

Answer 1

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Question 2

estranged (adj.)

Answer 2

displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation; alienated

Negative connotation

After living in Connecticut 18 years, I felt estranged at Stanford, where I had no friends and felt like a loner.

Question 3

insatiable

Answer 3

incapable of being satisfied or appeased

Neutral Connotation

He had an insatiable amount of hunger for knowledge.

Question 4

endowment

Answer 4

the act of providing a permanent fund or source of income.

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The government endowed Jon with pension.

Question 5

bureaucracy

Answer 5

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Question 6

despondent

Answer 6

in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

Negative Connotation

After learning that I failed freshman year for the sixth consecutive year, I became despondent.

Question 7

minutiae

Answer 7

the trivial details of something

One can only learn the minutiae of life if he experiences them firsthand.

Question 8

amiss

Answer 8

not quite right; inappropriate or out of place

Negative Connotation (?)

The fact that Jon parked his car inside the pond is amiss.

Question 9

subdued (adj.)

Answer 9

quiet and rather reflective or depressed

Negative Connotation

After mourning the loss of hit father, Jon became subdued for an extended period of time.

Question 10

flabbergasted (adj.)

Answer 10

surprise (someone) greatly; astonish

Neutral Connotation

The news left me totally flabbergasted.