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Misty :: Misty (superl.) Accompained with mist; characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, misty weather; misty mountains; a misty atmosphere..

Double-entendre :: Double-entendre (n.) A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation, one of which is often obscure or indelicate..

Inscrutable :: Inscrutable (a.) Unsearchable; incapable of being searched into and understood by inquiry or study; impossible or difficult to be explained or accounted for satisfactorily; obscure; incomprehensible; as, an inscrutable design or event..

Darken :: Darken (a.) To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room..

Obscurant :: Obscurant (n.) One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom.

Mutter :: Mutter (n.) Repressed or obscure utterance.

Disinter :: Disinter (v. t.) To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view..

Shearwater :: Shearwater (n.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater (P. major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon..

Imbrown :: Imbrown (v. t.) To make brown; to obscure; to darken; to tan; as, features imbrowned by exposure..

Pseudotetramera :: Pseudotetramera (n. pl.) A division of beetles having the fifth tarsal joint minute and obscure, so that there appear to be but four joints..

Apparition :: Apparition (n.) The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to occultation.

Winter''s Bark :: Winter's bark () The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys, / Drymis, Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577..

Chiaroscurist :: Chiaroscurist (n.) A painter who cares for and studies light and shade rather than color.

Dusk :: Dusk (n.) Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening..

Clare-obscure :: Clare-obscure (n.) See Chiaroscuro.

Discursive :: Discursive (a.) Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide field; roving; digressive; desultory.

Cloud :: Cloud (n.) That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect..

Interpretation :: Interpretation (n.) The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma..

Dander :: Dander (n.) Dandruff or scurf on the head.

Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) An obscure sect of French Familists.

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