Exhausting
Physically or emotionally tiring
Miasma
A sad, unpleasant environment
Absence
Lack of
Immobility
Being unable to move forwards, towards a better life
Incentive
A desire to work hard
Cultural Revolution
A 1996 Chinese policy that aimed to preserve Communist values and reduce Capitalist influences
Solemn
Formal
Meddle
To interfere with something
Illiterate
Unable to read or write
Aristocrat
A very rich, upper-class person
Rebel
Fight agaist
Demogoguery
To appeal to a person's emotions
Tentative
Uncertain
Xenophobia
Intense fear or distrust of foreigners