| element |
a part of any whole. |
| gorge |
a narrow space between rocky cliffs. |
| massive |
having a very large amount of matter; big and heavy; solid. |
| mutilate |
to destroy by cutting or tearing off a necessary part. |
| niche |
a hollow place set into a wall to hold a statue or some other object. |
| obstruction |
something that blocks the way or prevents progress. |
| pious |
showing love for a god or gods in thought and action; religious. |
| rationale |
a fundamental reason for doing or being; basis. |
| refined |
displaying qualities of good breeding or sensitivity of feeling or taste. |
| resolution |
strong purpose or determination. |
| respectively |
in the order that two or more people or things have been named. |
| so-called |
improperly or incorrectly called. |
| temperate |
having neither extremely hot nor extremely cold temperatures and mild weather. |
| transmission |
the act of sending or carrying from one person, place, or thing to another. |
| via |
traveling through; by way of. |