Solvent

solv'ent, adj. having power to solve or di olve able to pay all debts — anything that di olves another. [L. solvens, -eritis, pr p. of solvo to loosen, to pay. Sombre, som'ber, tutj. dull gloomy melancholy — Som^rene as. [Lit. under a shade,’ Fr. sombre— Sp. sombra a shade—L sub, under, umbra, a shade.