Author: Jordan Sagami

Concealed: to keep from sight (adjective)

This is the meaning of the word concealed according to Dictionary.com. I saw this word when I was reading A Jury Of Her Peers again the day after black friday. I saw it in the sentence that said “Mrs. Hale’s hand was on the sewing basket in which the box was concealed. She was hiding the evidence from the police who was investigating. She was making sure the police didn’t see the box which could’ve been used as evidence.

Plaintiff: a person who brings a case against another in a court of law. (noun)

I heard this word said by one of the people in my group while working on the presentation. I looked it up and got that definition. We were talking about the opposing lawyer who is claiming that Delia from the story Sweat is guilty. The opposing lawyer in this case is the plaintiff since he is arguing his claim and making a case out of it. I understood what the word meant by this example.

Bear: take, handle or accept(verb)

I saw this word being used in the story “A Jury of her peers” by Susan Glaspell in the sentence “The picture of that girl, the fact that she had lived neighbor to that girl for twenty years, and had let her die for a lack of life, was suddenly more than she could bear.” She couldn’t handle or accept the fact that she didn’t help Minnie Foster even though she was her neighbor and could have helped. She felt guilty about this and the realization of that made it too much for her to handle. This is how I have come to understand the meaning of the word bear.

Extraordinary: very unusual or remarkable(adjective)

This is the meaning of the word extraordianary according to the dictionary. I first saw this word while reading “Sweat” by Zora Neale Hurston in the first page where it said “An extraordinary place by any reckoning, Hurtson’s hometown takes on an almost mythical quality in her fiction and autobiographical writing”. The author felt amazed and in wonder about seeing the hometown that she read about in person. She was highly impressed with how mystical and wonderous the place was. When I thought of it like that, I understood what the word extraordinary meant.

Anguish: extreme pain, distress, or anguish(verb)

This is the meaning of the word anguish according to Merriam Webster’s dictionary. I saw this word when I was reading the article “What Feminists Can Do for Boys” by Jessica Velenti. It was in the third paragraph of the article which said “Though feminists have always recognized the anguish that boys face in a patriarchal system, we haven’t built the same structures of support for boys that we have for girls.” The author is claiming that boys suffer and feel pain in a patriarchal system where men are in control. I understood this definition since I looked it up and I see that the author feels that boys suffer under a sysyem where men are in conrol.

 

Dens: a secret place where people meet (noun)

This is the meaning of the word dens according to collinsdictionary.com. I saw this word when I was reading the article “Today’s Masculinity is stifling” on October 15th, 2018. It was on paragraph 10 in the sentence “Last year, when the Boys Scouts of America announced that they would begin admitting girls into their dens, young women saw a wall come down around a territory that was theirs to occupy. Girls were never able to be part of the boys scouts before this, and now they get to be part of a group which before, only had boys in it. Now they get to be part of the boys group or dens which is how i understood what the word dens meant by seeing it in this context.

Stoic: not affected by or showing passion or feeling (adjective)

This is the meaning of the word Stoic according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. I saw this word used in the article “What Our Sons Are Learning From Donald Trump” on October 8th, 2018. It was on paragrah 12 where it said “Many educators assume that boys are hard-wired in certain ways: to be aggressive, active, competitive, impulsive and stoic.” Boys often hide their emotions from others in fear of being called weak and being shamed. After thinking about it like that, I understood what stoic meant.

Ephermal: lasting for a very short time (adjective)

This is the meaning of the word Ephermal according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. I heard this word being used in the class discussion about masculinity on October 9th, 2018. The sentence was “Drugs are only an ephermal solution to people’s problems”. Drugs only make the person feel better for a short time from what I’ve researched. The good feeling only lasts a short while, then negative things start happeing to the body with no good feelings. I understood what the meaning of the word meant after I have seen it in this context.https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj196-MrPrdAhWEFjQIHShyCSUQjRx6BAgBEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yourquote.in%2Faadarsh-katyara-dy4q%2Fquotes%2Flooks-ephemeral-character-eternal-bcwt1%2F&psig=AOvVaw1e1oX0XEhA6O-8xEOxOwFg&ust=1539208289296981

Supressed: to keep in or repress (verb)

This is the meaning of the word supressed according to dictionary.com. I saw this word when I was reading the article “A Master’s Degree in Masculiny” in English class on Thursday, September 27th, 2018. The sentence was in the article as a response to the question of “What does it mean to be a real man?” The response said “It means supressing any kind of weakness” I understand what that means because I see many people hold back their true feelings because they think that they might be seen as weak or vulnerable. They hide and hold back any vulnerabilities to always appear strong.