faint 模糊的
I stayed up until I saw faint rays of  light from the rising sun.
gloom 黑暗
gloomy 暗的 dark, dim
It's looking gloomy outside. You'd better  take an umbrella.
luninous 发光的 光亮的 glowing, bright
The astronomer gazed at the luminous star.
illuminate 照亮 照明
Could you please illuminate your theory  with a little more explanation?
Cleverly-made attacks can often serve to  illuminate important differences between  candidates, as well as entertain the  voters.
dingy 昏暗的
dim 昏暗的 朦胧的 faint, vague
Mike's eyes adjusted to the dim room.
obscure 模糊的 unclear
Alchemists made these symbols purposely  obscure. They don't want people to know  all this.
vague 模糊的 含糊的 imprecise, elementary,  obscure, ambiguous
Tom evaded Jane's question by giving her a  vague answer.
dusky 微暗的 肤色黑的 dim, dark
The dusky light makes the old house look  horrible.
extinct 熄灭的
glaring 耀眼的 dazzling (glare瞪)
dazzling 耀眼的
The dazzling dress looked stunning on the  mannequin(服装模特，人体模特).
dismal 阴暗的
Mary cried during the dismal movie.
glossy 有光泽的 smooth, lustrous.
I polished the silver until it was glossy  again.
luster 光彩 光泽 brightness, distinction,  radiance
galze 使光滑
Sue glazed the pottery and waited for it  to dry.
flare 闪耀 glare, shine (flame火焰)
A match flares in the darkness.
burnish 磨光 使光滑 polish
The craftsman(工匠 艺术家) burnished the  brass plates（黄铜名牌） until they glowed （发光发热）.
flicker 闪烁 flutter, waver
The candle fickered in the wind.
brighten 使发光
A little furniture polish(家具打光料) will  brighten that old table.
gleam 使闪光 闪烁 glimmer, flash
It shone with gold and gleamed with ivory （象牙(色)）.
extinguish 熄灭
John extinguished the campfire with water.
ablaze 闪耀的 gleaming, glowing
twinkle 闪耀 闪烁 （使）闪光
The stars twinkled in the sky.