Glossary of Words Used
The following is a glossary of words used within this website divided into the sections that they appear. The purpose of this glossary is to give meaning to words that some may be unfamiliar with.
Time at Dickinson College
Defiance: Open resistance; bold disobedience
Jurisdiction: The extent of the power to make legal decisions and judgments
Conforming: Comply with rules, standards, or laws
Jurisdiction: The extent of the power to make legal decisions and judgments
Conforming: Comply with rules, standards, or laws
Departing from Dickinson
Commencement: A beginning or start
Academia: The environment or community concerned with the pursuit of research, education, and scholarship
Excursions: A short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity
Nuances: A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound
Aspiration: A hope or ambition of achieving something
Uprooted: To remove as if by pulling up
Suited: Right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation
Academia: The environment or community concerned with the pursuit of research, education, and scholarship
Excursions: A short journey or trip, especially one engaged in as a leisure activity
Nuances: A subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound
Aspiration: A hope or ambition of achieving something
Uprooted: To remove as if by pulling up
Suited: Right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation
Civil War Service
Prospect: The possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring
Alluring: Powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive
Reconciliation: The restoration of friendly relations
Secretary of War: A member of the U.S. president's Cabinet
Imposing: Force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place
Captain-Quartermaster: The enlisted member in charge of the watch-to-watch navigation and the maintenance, correction, and preparation of nautical charts and navigation publications
Department Headquarters: Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated
Battalion: A large body of troops ready for battle
Chief-Quartermaster: In charge of all logistics issues in the battalion and also in charge of the battalion's headquarter's day-to-day life
Congressional Medal of Honor: The highest US military decoration, awarded by Congress to a member of the armed forces
Honorably Discharged: Discharge from military service with a favorable record
Assimilating: Become absorbed and integrated into a society or culture
Alluring: Powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating; seductive
Reconciliation: The restoration of friendly relations
Secretary of War: A member of the U.S. president's Cabinet
Imposing: Force (something unwelcome or unfamiliar) to be accepted or put in place
Captain-Quartermaster: The enlisted member in charge of the watch-to-watch navigation and the maintenance, correction, and preparation of nautical charts and navigation publications
Department Headquarters: Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are coordinated
Battalion: A large body of troops ready for battle
Chief-Quartermaster: In charge of all logistics issues in the battalion and also in charge of the battalion's headquarter's day-to-day life
Congressional Medal of Honor: The highest US military decoration, awarded by Congress to a member of the armed forces
Honorably Discharged: Discharge from military service with a favorable record
Assimilating: Become absorbed and integrated into a society or culture
Context
Persona: The aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others
Prevailing: Having most appeal or influence
Catalyst: A person or thing that precipitates an event
Abolitionism: The movement to end slavery
Prevailing: Having most appeal or influence
Catalyst: A person or thing that precipitates an event
Abolitionism: The movement to end slavery
The Environment of Dickinson
Aspirations: A hope or ambition of achieving something
Recitation: Typically a smaller subset of a larger lecture course
Recitation: Typically a smaller subset of a larger lecture course
King's Student Journal
Congruence:Agreement or harmony; compatibility
Accord: An official agreement or treaty
Pulpit: A raised platform or lectern in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon
Effusion: An act of talking or writing in an unrestrained or heartfelt way
Eloquence: Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing
Accord: An official agreement or treaty
Pulpit: A raised platform or lectern in a church or chapel from which the preacher delivers a sermon
Effusion: An act of talking or writing in an unrestrained or heartfelt way
Eloquence: Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing
The Older King
Pertaining: Be appropriate, related, or applicable
Denouncement: To publicly state that someone or something is bad or wrong
Paraphrasing:Express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words
Gravity: Extreme or alarming importance; seriousness
Denouncement: To publicly state that someone or something is bad or wrong
Paraphrasing:Express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words
Gravity: Extreme or alarming importance; seriousness
King's Significance
Profoundly: In a profound way; greatly
Commemorate: Recall and show respect for (someone or something)
Treading: To walk or proceed along
Commemorate: Recall and show respect for (someone or something)
Treading: To walk or proceed along
All definitions from Google.