cellar - n. the part of a building that is entirely or partly below the ground
communism - n. a way of organizing a society in which the government owns the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) and there is no privately owned property .
patriarch - n. an official of very high rank in the Orthodox Church
pity - n. a strong feeling of sadness or sympathy for someone or something