English word of the day

Definition: (noun) Someone with an assured and ingratiating manner. Synonyms: smoothie, sweet talker. Usage: Joseph was such a charmer that he was able to convince Hannah to give him the last of her mother's homemade cookies.

Definition: (adjective) Quick to take offense. Synonyms: huffy, touchy, feisty. Usage: My thin-skinned students often mistake my constructive criticism for personal attacks.

Definition: (adjective) Shockingly brutal or cruel. Synonyms: atrocious, monstrous, grievous. Usage: All faults or defects, from the slightest misconduct to the most flagitious crime, Pantocyclus attributed to some deviation from perfect regularity in the bodily figure.