Outliers Vocabulary

In "is there such a thing as innate talent?"

innate means...

• while something is happening or continuing.

• in a way that shows determination or resolve.

• take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully.

• inborn or natural.

In "All of the violinists were asked the same question: over the course of your entire career, ever since you first picked up the violin, how many hours have you practiced?"

over the course means...

• in a way that shows determination or resolve.

• while something is happening or continuing.

• take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully.

• inborn or natural.

In "that is, purposefully and single-mindedly playing their instruments with the intent to get better - well over thirty hours a week,"

purposefully means...

• inborn or natural.

• while something is happening or continuing.

• skill or knowledge in a particular field.

• in a way that shows determination or resolve.

In "The idea that excellence at performing a complex task requires a critical minimum level of practice surfaces again and again in studies of expertise,"

expertise means...

•  in a way that shows determination or resolve.

• skill or knowledge in a particular field.

• take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully.

• while something is happening or continuing.

In "It seems that it takes the brain this long to assimilate all that it needs to know to achieve true mastery,"

assimilate means...

• while something is happening or continuing.

• in a way that shows determination or resolve.

• skill or knowledge in a particular field.

• take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully.

In "The striking thing about Ericsson's study is that he and his colleagues couldn't find any 'naturals,' musicians who floated effortlessly to the top while practicing a fraction of the time their peers did,"

striking means...

• while something is happening or continuing.

• very unusual or easily noticed.

• skill or knowledge in a particular field.

• take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully.

In "The problem with this view is that the closer the psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play,"

psychologists means...

• while something is happening or continuing.

• very unusual or easily noticed.

• people who specialize in the study of mind and behavior or in the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.

• take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully.

In "Their research suggests that once a musician has enough ability to get into a top music school, the thing that distinguishes one performer from another is how hard he or she works,"

distinguishes means...

• points out a difference.

• a highly talented child or youth.

• the interplay and interconnectedness between different texts.

• preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business

In "This is true even of people we think of as prodigies. Mozart, for example, famously started writing music at six,"

prodigies means...

• points out a difference.

• a highly talented child or youth.

• preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business.

• the interplay and interconnectedness between different texts.

In ""The emerging picture from such studies is that ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world-class expert - in anything," writes the neurologist David Levine,"

neurologist means...

• a doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the nervous system.

• a highly talented child or youth.

• preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business.

• the interplay and interconnectedness between different texts.