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cerement
21 December 2025 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped.
Synonyms: winding-clothes, pall, shroud.
Usage: The ghost of Athelstane himself would burst his bloody cerements and stand before us to forbid such dishonor to his memory.
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histrionic
20 December 2025 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (adjective) Characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected.
Synonyms: melodramatic.
Usage: Dorothea let out a histrionic groan and threw herself to the floor.
carryall
19 December 2025 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) A capacious bag or basket.
Synonyms: holdall, tote.
Usage: She threw her cell phone, wallet, and gym shoes into her carryall and ran out the door.