Author: Ricardo

Palpably is a adjective word. The word palpably mean readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious;. This word is located in the article of Teaching men to be emotionally honest by Andrew Reiner. “As Dr. Kimmel masterfully deflected an outpouring of protests, the atmosphere grew palpably tense”. The word palpably can be use to describe a object. 

Accord to dictionary.com the word vulnerability means capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body I find the word in the article of teaching men to be emotionally honest by Andrew Reiner “Some cultural critics link such mounting emotional vulnerability to the erosion of male privilege and all that it entails”  I didn’t know what the word mean but when I look it up. I understand what the word mean. Also the quote is talk about male feelings. 

While I was read the boy at the back. I find the word chauvinism. “I still don’t. But the proper corrective to chauvinism is not to reverse it and practice it against males, but rather basic fairness”. when I look it up I find the definition. According to dictionary.com the word chauvinism mean zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory.  

Meanwhile I was read If Black Men Want to Heal Racism’s Wounds, We Can’t Pretend to Be Strong All the Time, I find the word  “anomaly”. I don’t know what the word mean but when I google the word, I got a definition of  “something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected”. After I read the definition I understand what the author mean by “I wrote it off as an anomaly” the author mean he arrange something.

While we was reading the boys are not all right in class on Tuesday. I find a new word “vulnerable” I didn’t know what “vulnerable” mean but when I look it up on dictionary.com it give me a definition of “capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon”. I find this word in paragraph 6 “Too many boys are trapped in the same suffocating, outdated model of masculinity, where manhood is measured in strength, where there is no way to be vulnerable without being emasculated, where manliness is about having power over others”. Now I understand what the word mean. They use the word vulnerable in the article to explain that boys are really hurt.

prearranged – verb

According to dictionary.com the word prearranged mean to arranged in advance. The Character David Sedaris use the word prearranged in paragraph 7, which tell us that the agent and the teacher have make a decision to help David with his problems.