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noun • relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body • a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color • protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight • a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude • a position of relative inferiority • a slight amount or degree of difference • a mental representation of some haunting experience • a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) • a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view verb • cast a shadow over • represent the effect of shade or shadow on • protect from light, heat, or view • vary slightly • pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree | ||||||||
| 30% | 6 | Playwright who wrote 'Desire Under the Elms' | ||||||
noun • United States playwright (1888-1953) | ||||||||
| 30% | 8 | Family of flowering plants that includes elms | ||||||
noun • a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema | ||||||||
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