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Vocab: Chp. 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| lucent | 1. shining, luminous 2. permitting light to pass through; translucent |
| lucid | 1. clearly expressed; easy to understand 2. logical; rational; sane |
| elucidate | to make clear or plain; to clarify |
| pellucid | 1. very clear, thus allowing a maximum of light to pass through; transparent; translucent 2. very clear in meaning or style |
| luminary | 1. an obj. that gives light (i.e. sun) 2.a person who is outstanding in a particular field |
| luminescence | light emitted by means other than burning, such as chemical or biochemical action or radiation |
| muster | 1. to assemble people, especially troops, for a specific purpose 2. to gather; to summon (often used with up) |
| remonstrate | to speak in protest or disapproval |
| umbrage | extreme offense; resentment |
| adumbrate | 1. to give a sketchy outline 2. to foreshadow indistinctly |
| denigrate | to speak derogatively of someone's character or reputation; to defame; to disparage |
| necromancy | 1. the art of predicting events by allegedly communicating w/ the dead 2. black magic; witchcraft; sorcery |
| pall | 1. a cover for a coffin or a tomb 2. a coffin, especially one w/ a body in it 3. anything that covers, darkens, obscures, or makes gloomy 4. to become dull, tiresome, or lifeless |
| palliate | 1. to make a situation, especially an offense, seem less serious; to make excuses for something or someone 2. to make less severe; to alleviate |
| pallid | 1. deficient in color; having an abnormally pale complexion 2. lacking color, vitality, or interest; dull |
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