alter
(verb) change or cause to change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way
thinned
(verb) to have made or became smaller in width or thickness
the Koran
(noun) the sacred scripture of Islam
sepia
(adjective) a reddish-brown color
luminous
(adjective) full of or shedding light; bright or shining, especially in the dark
monolith
(noun) a large and impersonal political, corporate, or social structure regarded as intractably indivisible and uniform
