Umbrella: "little shadow".
Adumbrate: 1. to give a sketchy outline or disclose in part. 2. to hint or foretell. Foreshadow.
The first two novels/movies of the Twilight series only adumbrate the relationship of Bella and Edward.
Penumbra: 1. the partial shadow surrounding a complete shadow, as in an eclipse. 2. the fringe or surrounding area where something exists less fully. Penumbra can be used to describe any gray area where things are not black or white.
Stephanie Meyer, the author of the twilight series, keeps the interest of her audience by moving in and out of penumbra with Bella's emotions and her relationship with her male intrigues.
Umber: a darkish brown mineral containing manganese and iron oxides used for coloring paint. Produces a color that is greenish brown to dark reddish brown.
The blue green waters of the sea turn umber as a thick oily fluid bled to the surface adumbrating some monster below.
Umbrage: a feeling of resentment at some slight or insult, often one that is imagined rather than real. A shadowy suspicion.
Being rather emotionally dumb, the male species often have no idea how to deal with their female counterparts many umbrages.
