| customary |
usual, habitual, or traditional. |
| dauntless |
incapable of being discouraged or frightened off; fearless. |
| deprive |
to take away from; not allow to have. |
| descent |
the act or process of going downward. |
| disarm |
to take away the weapons of; divest of the means of attack or defense. |
| icon |
a person or thing that people recognize as a symbol of something and is an object of great respect and admiration. |
| kernel |
the most basic part of something; the heart of the matter; core. |
| medieval |
of, or having to do with the Middle Ages. |
| moderate |
not too much or too little; within limits. |
| orient |
to find the position of with respect to the points of the compass. |
| passive |
receiving an action without acting in return, or not responding to something that might affect one. |
| phobia |
a very strong fear or dislike of something that is far beyond ordinary fear or dislike. |
| progressive |
moving steadily forward. |
| purify |
to make clean or pure. |
| refinement |
an improvement, usually in the details of something. |