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Smatterer :: Smatterer (n.) One who has only a slight, superficial knowledge; a sciolist..

Sphagnum :: Sphagnum (n.) A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss; peat moss.

Indisposition :: Indisposition (n.) A slight disorder or illness.

Latescent :: Latescent (a.) Slightly withdrawn from view or knowledge; as, a latescent meaning..

Bird-witted :: Bird-witted (a.) Flighty; passing rapidly from one subject to another; not having the faculty of attention.

Light :: Light (n.) To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to ignite; to kindle; as, to light a candle or lamp; to light the gas; -- sometimes with up..

Interfere :: Interfere (v. i.) To act reciprocally, so as to augment, diminish, or otherwise affect one another; -- said of waves, rays of light, heat, etc. See Interference, 2..

Glance :: Glance (v. t.) To hint at; to touch lightly or briefly.

Galiot :: Galiot (n.) A strong, light-draft, Dutch merchant vessel, carrying a mainmast and a mizzenmast, and a large gaff mainsail..

Tetradecane :: Tetradecane (n.) A light oily hydrocarbon, C14H30, of the marsh-gas series; -- so called from the fourteen carbon atoms in the molecule..

Demitint :: Demitint (n.) That part of a painting, engraving, or the like, which is neither in full darkness nor full light..

Falcon :: Falcon (n.) One of a family (Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight..

Solarize :: Solarize (v. t.) To injure by too long exposure to the light of the sun in the camera; to burn.

Dazzlement :: Dazzlement (n.) Dazzling flash, glare, or burst of light..

Actinometer :: Actinometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the actinic effect of rays of light.

Illustrate :: Illustrate (v. t.) To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously.

Spectrum :: Spectrum (n.) The several colored and other rays of which light is composed, separated by the refraction of a prism or other means, and observed or studied either as spread out on a screen, by direct vision, by photography, or otherwise. See Illust. of Light, and Spectroscope..

Twilight :: Twilight (a.) Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure.

Focus :: Focus (n.) A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror..

Acquaintance :: Acquaintance (n.) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy; as, I know the man; but have no acquaintance with him..

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