enchanting - fascinating, gripping
Ex: The story was so enchanting that I couldn't stop reading it until I got to the end.

bare bones - the basic idea without small details
Ex: Don't tell me how this machine works in detail I just wanna know the bare bones of it.

indigenous - native
Ex: The indigenous people on this continent had many conflicts with the Europeans.

plane - level
Ex: He lived his life on a higher spiritual plane than most of the people around him.

archetypal - original from which other things are patterned
Ex: This archetypal bird can be seen on many ancient drawings and relics.

ancestor - Somebody from whom others descended, a forefather
Ex: Our ancestors arrived here from the middle of Asia more than one thousand years ago.

fast - not eating for a long period of time
Ex: The believers fasted for days to get rid of their sins.

insight - knowledge about the true nature of something
Ex: This insight made him more understanding towards others.

sacred - holy
Ex: Only chosen people can enter this sacred place.

ornamented - decorated
The weapons were ornamented with symbols that were believed to bring luck to the user.

termite - insect which resembles an ant

hollow - not solid, has a hole inside
Ex: The wall was not completely solid, it was hollow inside. The dentist filled in the hollow tooth.