Word of the week E block

Indignation : (n.) a nger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean “For the youth, the indignation of most things will just surge as each birthday passes.” Chris Evans This word was from an interview I was watching of Chris Evans. He is a very talented actor and an amazing guy. He was talking about things that anger people and said this quote. I thought the word was used in an interesting way and really made me ponder on the meaning. I totally agree with what he says. As we grow older, we start to become a little more appreciative of the things given to us. We become more patient and understanding, versus our younger selves who threw tantrums for useless things. We learn to handle situation better, and not get upset over minimal issues. 

  Psithurism (SITH-ur-iz-m): Noun: The sound of wind in the trees and leaves I found this word on an instagram post talking about words that most people did not know existed. I chose this word because I thought that it was really interesting and I did not know that there was a word for the sound wind makes in trees. Also I thought that the sound of the word reminded me of the sound of wind passing through trees which I thought was nice.

  Verisimilitude: Noun:  An appearance of being true or real “They carried verisimilitude as far it could go, which turn out to be very, very far.” Hamilton I chose this word because I thought the concept was really interesting. I found the word in a book detail the creation of the musical Hamilton . I thought it was interesting how the creators of Hamilton tried to remain as true to history as they could while still making the show interesting and compelling.

 definition of kitsch- "something that appeals to popular or low brow taste and is often of poor quality  "You dismissed Our Town as a corny relic of Americana and relegated Thornton Wilder to the kitsch bin  along with Norman Rockwell and Frank Capra" (Margulies xi) I found this in the foreword of Our Town by David Margulies. I chose this word because I had to do a little bit of extra research to figure out the meaning of this word. I soon found out that kitsch bin is not a common phrase, but I did learn but kitsch means. Then I learned the meaning of the sentence, the author of the foreword is talking about how people should care about Our Town  and how the first time one reads it, it may seem dull or unexciting. Margulies is saying that people disregard the play and throw it away with other art that they don't care about. Discovering the meaning of "kitsch bin" makes the meaning of the foreword so much deeper and powerful.

  Nadir (Noun) The lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization I was watching episode 10 of an anime called Bungou Stray Dogs, and this word came up when a dude was lamenting on his failure and taking it out on a spy from his organization. I didn't know what it meant, so I took a screenshot and looked it up once the episode ended.