Light & Brightness
Clarity & Understanding
Darkness & Gloom
Speaking & Expression
People & Actions
100

shining, luminous

lucent

100

clearly expressed; easy to understand

lucid

100

anything that covers, darkens, obscures, or makes gloomy

pall

100

to speak in protest or disapproval

remonstrate

100

to assemble people, especially troops, for a specific purpose

muster

200

an object, such as the sun or moon, that gives light

luminary

200

logical; rational; sane

lucid

200

deficient in color; having an abnormally pale complexion

pallid

200

to speak derogatively of someone's character or reputation; to defame; to disparage

denigrate

200

to gather; to summon

muster

300

light emitted by means other than burning, such as chemical or biochemical action or radiation

luminescence

300

to make clear or plain; to clarify

elucidate

300

lacking color, vitality, or interest; dull

pallid

300

to make a situation, especially an offense, seem less serious; to make excuses for someone or something

palliate

300

a person who is outstanding in a particular field

luminary

400

very clear, thus allowing a maximum of light to pass through; transparent; translucent

pellucid

400

very clear in meaning or style

pellucid

400

extreme offense; resentment

umbrage

400

the art of predicting events by allegedly communicating with the dead

necromancy
400

a coffin, especially one with a body in it

pall

500

permitting light to pass through; translucent

lucent

500

to give a sketchy outline

adumbrate

500

to foreshadow indistinctly

adumbrate

500

black magic; witchcraft; sorcery

necromancy

500

to make less severe; to alleviate

palliate