Author: Michael Ng

The word Blasé was found in page 411 last paragraph. The word Blasé (adjective) defined from the Merriam Webster means excitement as a result of excessive enjoyment. I encountered this word in September 24 2018 while reading “The Ride” by JL Williams. In the last paragraph it says “Looking at the woman sing and act blasé, I wondered if the unzipped and swung his phallus in her face, maybe laid it on her forehead, Queen Elizabeth might finally acknowledge that she wasn’t on this train alone”. Now that I know the meaning of the word I am able to use it on many occasion when I’m out having fun.

According to Merriam-webster.com the word “lounging” means to act lazily. The word lounging is a verb and can be found in paragraph paragraph 7 of “The Turbid Ebb and Flow of Misertly” by Margaret Sanger. It states, ” The men were sullen and unskilled, picking up odd jobs now and then, but more often unemployed, lounging in and out of the house at all hours of the day and night”. This proof how poor and unstable the community was,they were desperate to find any jobs that were available. Those who were often unemployed were idle most of the time.

Painstaking- showing diligent care and effort (adjective)

The day we were reading “Coming to an awareness of language Malcolm X”, I read the word painstaking and was not sure what the meaning of it was. I have never heard the word painstaking, I thought painstaking meant to endure the pain. After a few research on the Merriam-Webster engine, I was able to learn the meaning of it and be able to understand what Malcolm X was trying to say. I was able to find synonyms such as “careful”  or “meticulous” that were more used in sentences than painstaking, it gave me a better understanding of the word. Painstaking can be found on paragraph 13, it states ” In my slow, painstaking, ragged handwriting, I copied into my table everything printed on that first page..” After reading this paragraph, knowing the meaning I was to tell the hardworking efforts Malcolm X did to improve his ability to read and write.