English word of the day

Definition: (adjective) Occurring immediately after birth. Synonyms: postpartum. Usage: Premature babies often spend the postnatal period in the neonatal intensive care unit, where they receive specialized care.

Definition: (adjective) Reflecting light. Synonyms: glistening, shiny, glossy. Usage: There arrived through the post a small card-board box addressed to me, which I found to contain a very large and lustrous pearl.

Definition: (verb) Be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly. Synonyms: confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, throw. Usage: The question befuddled even the teacher, who promised to research the subject that night and have an answer for her students the next day in class.