Unemotional or steady having a stolid temperament. Can be used medically to refer to a sudden appearance of symptoms. paroxysmĪ sudden, violent expression or outburst. In 1958, the NACA was dissolved and transferred to NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration). During World War II, the NACA began hiring black female mathematicians to further American air supremacy. Its headquarters were at Langley in Hampton, Virginia. NACAĪcronym for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, the United States federal agency founded in 1915 for aeronautic research. Shetterly says that 'the laundry room was a microcosm of the war itself,' expressing that the laundry room contains the central features/struggles of the war on a smaller scale. Something that encapsulates, in miniature, the features of a much larger thing. Uncompromising refusing to abandon a position or belief (often an extreme one). Only partly existing or just begun unformed. Informal term for jail (usually humorous). Something only understood by/taught to a specific group of people niche. Similar to 'scholarly' or 'well-read.' esoteric Very knowledgeable, as developed by study or learning. Shetterly describes the decision made by Prince Edward County, Virginia, to defund their schools rather than desegregate as 'draconian.' erudite For surely those who perpetuate these ugly prejudices here are seeking to destroy our democratic form of government just as surely as the Axis forces.” draconianĮxcessively harsh or severe laws. The goal of black Americans during WWII, as articulated by James Thompson: “the first V for victory over our enemies from without, the second V for victory over our enemies within. Language used by a particular group of people a specialized or secret vocabulary. The highest/best point of something (like 'the apotheosis of his career'), or the perfect example of something (like 'the apotheosis of 90s R&B'). Innocuous or inoffensive can also refer to something that relieves pain.

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