intro
10,000 hour rule
harlan, kentucky, plane
rice paddies, math
marita, epilogue
100

venture

to travel

100

succinct

brief and clearly expressed

100

feud

quarrel or dispute

100

intricate

complex and detailed

100

grit

courage, determination, perserverance

200

fractious

readily angered, quarrelsome

200

revelation

a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way

200

volatile

unstable, easily angered

200

adept

skilled and proficient

200

dingy

shabby and run down

300

obscure

inconspicuous, unnoticeable
300

incompetent

incapable

300

bolstered

to increase, to improve

300

efficacy

the ability to produce a desired result

300

retention

the act of keeping something

400

underlay

to be the basis of, or form the foundation of

400

gregarious

very sociable

400

notorious

famous or well known, typically for a bad deed

400
inadvertently

accidentally, not done on purpose

400

emancipate

freed from someone's control

500

assimilate

to take, utilize, absorb, and understand

500

paradigm

a set of assumptions, concepts, values, practices that is a "model"

500

inexplicable

baffling, enigmatic

500

proclivity

a tendency to do or choose something

500

repugnant

very distasteful, offensive, unacceptable