Outliers Vocabulary

(n) a short story used as an example or introduction (in writing)

• anecdote
• assertion
• allusion
• arbitrary

(n) An indirect reference to something commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.

• analogy
• allusion
• skew
• anecdote

(n) A collection of numerical data

• concession
• anecdote
• statistics
• skewed

(n) the act of granting or yielding a point made by the opposition in an argument

• concession
• squander
• assertion
• inherent

(n) A statement or claim

• meritocracy
• allusion
• assertion
• rhetorical question

(n) a question that does not require an answer; used to make the audience think about a topic

• rhetorical question
• rhetorical answer
• meritocracy
• menial

(n) a system in which people are promoted based on talent and ability, not wealth or status

• arbitrary
• meritocracy
• assertion
• menial

(adj) unreasonable or unsupported

• arbitrary
• inherently
• skewed
• squandered

(adj) lowly and sometimes degrading

• skewed
• menial
• allusion
• inherent

(adj) existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element; naturally a part of someone or something

• arbitrarily 
• inherently
• menially
• concessionally