The Tipping Point Vocabulary Words

1. Incremental- something added or gained; addition; increase (8)

2. Trajectory-the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight
(12)
3. Impinging- to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually fol. by
on or upon ) (27)
4. Ubiquity- the state or capacity of being everywhere, esp. at the same time;
omnipresence (32)
5. Idiosyncratic- a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to
an individual (36)
6. Intrinsic- belonging to a thing by its very nature (49)
7. Concoction- to devise; make up; contrive (63)
8. Insidious- intended to entrap or beguile (78)
9. Subliminal- resulting from processes of which the individual is not aware (79)
10. Arbitrary- subject to individual will or judgment without restriction (80)
11. Tetanus- an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that
enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and
tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, esp. those of the neck and
lower jaw. (96)
12. Salience- the state of being prominent or conspicuous (118)
13. Anachronism- something or someone that is not in its correct historical or
chronological time (137)
14. Impetus- a moving force; impulse; stimulus (142)
15. Anomalous- deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or
rule (147)
16. Vagrants- a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or
employment; vagabond; tramp. (148)
17. Pious- having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for god or an earnest
wish to fulfill religious obligations.(164)
18. Unpretentious- not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain
(183)
19. Palatable- acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste (200)
20. Ergonomic- designed to minimize physical effort and discomfort, and hence
maximize efficiency (211)
21. Precocious- unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental
development (230)