Roiling- To displease or disturb

Expediency- Done quickly with purpose

Privations- Loss or absence of a quality normally present

Arid- Dry

Revanchist- One who advocates a policy of revenge

Succumb- Surrender

Imperial- Of or relating to empire

Façade- Artificial or deceptive front

Wretched- Very bad

Pariah- Outcast

Stagnation- State of inactivity

Brimming- Be full to the point of overflowing

Convoy- Act of accompanying or escorting (Noun and Verb)

Promenade- Leisure walk

Rattan- Type of material used to make furniture

Blemish- Mark or flaw

Junta- Military group that rules by force

Hamlet- Small settlement/area

Pedigree- Family tree

Gimmick- Trick to attract attention