Vocabulary

horizontal shaking (of an earthquake)

bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar

wall of clouds; bank of clouds

oblong binding

mineral water

mineral oil

mineral resources

mineral matter

pollution or environmental damage due to mining

permanent magnet

right to tenant farm in perpetuity

historical poem or epic

the intensity or illuminating power of light

photochemical reaction

aberration

beam of light

luminous flux

luminous body

optical instrument

optical microscope

luminous point

photometer

halo

speed of light

light sense; light perception; sensation of light

light quantum; photon

photoelectric tube

ray gun (in science fiction)

phototherapy

halo (esp. in Christian art); nimbus

bald-headed

luminous moss

covered wagon; prairie schooner

defer to another as if an older brother

hottish; salty; somewhat hot; kind of salty; on the dry side

depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression)

kobus magnolia (Magnolia kobus)

barely

sharp; keen

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