Stipulation
A condition or requirement of an agreement.
Pinoc
(Specific to book.) The white puppet government of the Pacific States of America, subject to the Japanese occupiers.
Boorish
Rough and ill-mannered.
Honkytonk
A type of bar that provides country music. Generally run-down and cheap.
Nudnik
An obnoxious person.
Jargon
Specialized words or phrases, usually used by a specific group of people.
Karesansui
A style of Japanese garden utilizing rocks and sand.
Satori
A sudden awakening; in Buddhism, the first step on the road to Buddhahood.
Woolgathering
Aimless thoughts or imaginings.
Paresis
A condition of muscular weakness.
Ersatz
An inferior product; a substitute; a knockoff.
Schlimazl
(Yiddish.) A bumbling, inept person.
Cortical
Related to the outer layer of the brain; having to do with thought.
Quixotic
Romantic or hopeful in an impractical way.
Maladroit
Unskillful; awkward.
Sybaritic
Fond of luxury; sensuous.
Pratfall
A humiliating or stupid action.
Umbrage
Offense or annoyance.
Diencephalon
The posterior part of the forebrain.
Gavotte
A French folk dance.
