ATTENUATE

(V)

TO DECREASE THE DENSITY OF;

TO MAKE THIN IN SIZE

DIAPHANOUS

(ADJ)

SO FINE OR THIN IN TEXTURE AS TO BE TRANSPARENT OR NEARLY TRANSPARENT

ENCUMBER

(V)

TO WEIGH DOWN;

BURDEN

EVANESCENT

(ADJ)

VANISHING OR LIKELY TO VANISH;

FLEETING

GOSSAMER

(N)

A FINE FILM OF COBWEBS;

A SOFT, SHEER, GAUZY FABRIC

PALPABLE

(ADJ)

CAPABLE OF BEING TOUCHED OR FELT

PERMEATE

(V)

TO SPREAD OR FLOW THROUGHOUT;

PERVADE

PLIANT

(ADJ)

EASILY BENT OR FLEXED WITHOUT BREAKING;

SUPPLE

PONDEROUS

(ADJ)

HAVING GREAT WEIGHT

VISCOUS

(ADJ)

RESEMBLING GLUE IN CONSISTENCY

AND STICKINESS