very basic or unsophisticated in terms of comfort, convenience, or efficiency; old-fashioned

low continuous background noise; softly spoken or almost inaudible utterance

refuse to accept; to deny the truth or validity of something

to irritate or frustrate; to exhaust or make tired

fail to care for properly; not pay attention to

violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose; often political or religious

a roofed platform along the outside of a house, level with the ground floor

an individual's native country; country of origin; country of birth