Translucent

Translucent is an adjective (Latin) used when light is permitted to pass through an object in a diffused manner so that you cannot clearly see the people or objects on the other side.  

Some examples of objects that are translucent are stained glass, net curtains, colored plastic cups, frosted glass, honey, fog and a leaf. Translucent is sometimes confused with Transparent which means you can see through the object clearly as opposed to the other extreme with the word Opaque, which means that you cannot see through the object at all.  

A quote: 

Sabrina fair, 
Listen where thou are sitting
Under the glassy, cool, translucent wave
In twisted braids of lilies knitting
The loose train of my amber-dropping hair.

By John Milton 
English Poet, Historian and Scholar.  
He ranked second to Shakespeare among English poets (1608-1674)

Bupkis

Bupkis is a noun (Yiddish).  The word means, absolutely nothing, zero, zip, zilch, nada, squat.  It is a slang word, used mostly in conversation and the spelling will vary.  Sometimes spelled bupkes or bupkus. In Yiddish it literally means “bean”. Also, from the word kozebupkis it means “goat pellets”  Huh?  Okay, I could go many places with this, but I will take the high road.

Some examples of use:

“After pulling the business back off of the brink of bankruptcy, my friend got bupkis for his efforts.”

“When my brother asked me for a loan, I told him that he will get bubkis from me.”

“It is apparent that you know bupkis about planning a vacation."

Okay, kind of a silly word and I don’t really have anything clever to add.  Do you?