Word of the day: SPUNK

Spunk:  coragem, vivacidade, fogo, madeira podre, acender, inflamar

Synonyms: backbone, constancy, fiber, grit, grittiness, guts, intestinal fortitude, pluck, fortitude

“That little girl has a lot of spunk.”

“…had the spunk to overcome a severe physical disability…” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Swindler

Swindler: caloteiro, logrador, trapaceiro.

Synonyms: beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, fiddle, gaff, hose, hustle, pluck, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skunk, squeeze, stick fleece, victimize

“Bernie Madoff: swindler, liar and now … jailhouse braggart.”(www.thedailybeast.com)

“Hundreds of people were swindled out of their savings, and all they had to show for it were fake land deeds.” (www.merriam-webster.com)