Entry Word: lucid

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 giving off or reflecting much light <the lucid bands that spread across the arctic sky and are known as the northern lights> — see bright 1
2 having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions <decided to make out her will while she was still lucid> — see sane
3 not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation <tried to make his instructions as lucid as possible so that everyone would understand what to do> — see clear 2