"Outliers" Chapter 3 pp 69-90

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  1. abstruse
    difficult to understand
    Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
  2. cognitive
    relating to or involving the mental process of knowing
    To be aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
  3. laureate
    someone honored for great achievements
    Someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath
  4. eiderdown
    down of the eider duck
    A soft quilt usually filled with the down of the Eider (Eider duck)
  5. libidinous
    driven by lust
    Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
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