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Lesson 9: Light and Dark Vocab

Terms in this set (29)

Luceo, Lucere, Luxi, Luctum
to shine
Lux, Lucis
light
lucent
1. shining; luminous
2. permitting light to pass through; translucent
lucid
1. Clearly expressed; easy to understand
2. Logical; rational; sane (in terms of thought)
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
Lumens, Lumenis
light
luminary
1. an object, such as the sun or moon, that gives light
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.
Monstro, Monstrare, Monstravi, Monstratum
to point out, to show
muster
1. to assemble people, especially troops, for specific purpose.
2. to gather, to summon(often used with up)
remonstrate
to speak in protest or disapproval
umbra
shade, shadow
umbrage
Extreme offense; resentment(usually with take)
adumbrate
1. to give a sketchy outline
2. to foreshadow indistinctly
Niger
Black, dark- colored
denigrate
to speak derogatively of someone's character or reputation; to defame; to disparage
necromancy
1. the art of predicting events by allegedly communicating with the dead.
2. Black magic; witchcraft; socrcery
Pallo, Pallere, Pallui, Palletum
to be pale, to long for
Pall
1. a cover for a coffin or tomb
2. A coffin, especially one with a body in it
3. Anything that covers, darkness, obscures, or makes gloomy
inter.v. 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
adj. Deficient in color; having an abnormally pale complexion
2. lacking color, vitality, or interest; dull
e=ex
From, out of
Pel=per
Through
Crescere
To grow, to increase
Re
back, again
Ad
To, toward
De
Away from
manteia
divination
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