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luster
17 June 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) The visual property of something that shines with reflected light.
Synonyms: sheen, shininess.
Usage: Distant masses of plants and flowers, mingled in ever-varying forms of beauty, are touched by the melancholy luster of the rising moon.
abductor
16 June 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) Someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom).
Synonyms: kidnapper, snatcher.
Usage: Until dark the Englishman searched the nearby jungle for a trace of the missing one or a sign of the trail of her abductor.
consanguineous
15 June 2026 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (adjective) Related by blood.
Synonyms: kin, cognate.
Usage: Howard felt like an outsider in his adoptive family, as if he were somehow intruding on their consanguineous unit.