Language, Gender, and Culture Vocabulary

Vocabulary Definitions

Expunge

• Definition: Erase or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant).

Eradicate

• Definition: Destroy completely or put an end to.

Comply

• Definition: Act in accordance with a wish or command; cooperate.

Coerce

• Definition: Persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.

Status Quo

• Definition: The existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues; the standard.

Embody

• Definition: Be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling).

Rambunctious

• Definition: Marked by uncontrollable exuberance, unruly.

Lewd

• Definition: Crude and offensive.

Eminent

• Definition: Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession.

Homogeneous

• Definition: Of the same kind, alike.

Misogyny

• Definition: Dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women.

Chauvinism

• Definition: Belief that men are superior to women.

Emasculate

• Definition: To deprive a man of his male role or identity.

Toxic Masculinity

• Definition: Harmful beliefs about the way men should behave.

Condemn

• Definition: Express complete disapproval of.