debilitating weakening or enfeebling.
Diet the parliament of Japan.
attitudinizing striking an attitude; posing.
Meiji Restoration revolution in Japanese life and government that occurred after the accession of Emperor Mutsuhito (1867), characterized by the downfall of the shogun and feudalism and the creation of the modern state.
dendrology the scientific study of trees and woody plants, especially their taxonomy.
redolent sweet-smelling; fragrant.
lassitude a state or feeling of being tired and listless; weariness; languor.
analogous similar or comparable in certain respects.
efficacious producing or capable of producing the desired effect; having the intended result, effective.
latency a state of being dormant or inactive.
cataract an eye disease in which the crystalline lens or its capsule becomes opaque, causing partial or total blindness.
ostensibly apparently; seemingly.
admonition an admonishing or warning to correct some fault.
self-abnegating lacking consideration for oneself or one's own interest.
subjugation to be in a useful, helpful, or serving capacity, especially in an inferior or subordinate capacity.
anomaly departure from the regular arrangement, general rule, or usual method; abnormality.
neuralgia severe pain along the course of a nerve or in its area of distribution.
atrophy a wasting away, especially of body tissue or organs.
distilled spirits strong alcoholic liquor produced by distillation.
Esperanto an invented language, devised (1887) by Polish physician L. L. Zamenhof (1859-1917) and proposed for use as an international (chiefly European) auxiliary language.
Comintern the international organization (Third International) of Communist parties (1919-43) formed by Lenin to promote revolution in countries other than the U.S.S.R.
Pearl Buck (born Pearl Sydenstricker) 1892-1973; U.S. novelist raised in China who won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize for her novel, The Good Earth.
cenotaph a monument or empty tomb honoring a person or persons whose remains are elsewhere.
Enola Gay the B-29 bomber that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, dubbed with this name to honor the pilot's mother.
incarcerated imprisoned; jailed.
diplomatic pouch sack or pouch with an opening at the top that can be closed and used by governments to transport highly sensitive information.
deterrence the policy or practice of stockpiling nuclear weapons to deter another nation from making a nuclear attack.
