| acquaintance |
a person one has met but does not know well. |
| committee |
a group of persons chosen to give attention to a particular matter. |
| composure |
calmness in thinking or acting; self-control. |
| congestion |
the condition of being excessively full, especially the condition of a road or highway being overly filled with traveling vehicles or pedestrians. |
| conservative |
wanting things to stay as they are; not favoring change. |
| conventional |
put in place by custom or use; traditional. |
| crypt |
a burial chamber or underground vault, especially one beneath a church. |
| devotion |
strong affection or loyalty. |
| enlighten |
to give information or knowledge to. |
| literacy |
the state of being able to read or write. |
| martyr |
a person who suffers or is killed for defending some belief or cause. |
| minimize |
to make as small as possible. |
| rampart |
a mound of earth raised to serve as a defensive fortification, often topped with a protective wall. |
| transient |
brief in duration; temporary. |
| unruly |
not easy to restrict; difficult or impossible to control; wild. |