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41gall — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bitterness, bile, rancor; slang, impudence, insolence. v. irritate, chafe; annoy, exasperate; vex. See pain, resentment. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Spite] Syn. cynicism, rancor, bitterness; see bitterness …
42nerve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. courage, strength, vigor, vitality; grit, determination, resolution. v. t. embolden, steel, strengthen, invigorate. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The path of nervous impulses] Syn. nerve fiber, nerve tissue …
43rashness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Hastiness Nouns 1. rashness, temerity, incautiousness, imprudence, indiscretion, recklessness, folly; overconfidence, audacity, courage, sporting blood; precipitancy, precipitation, impetuosity,… …
44Rashness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Rashness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 rashness rashness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 temerity temerity want of caution imprudence indiscretion Sgm: N 1 overconfidence overconfidence presumption audacity GR …
45temerarious — 1530s, from L. temerarius fortuitous, rash, from temere blindly, rashly (see TEMERITY (Cf. temerity)). Related: Temerariously; temerariousness …
46tenebrism — 1959, from tenebroso (1886), from It. tenebroso dark, from L. tenebrosus, from tenebrae darkness (see TEMERITY (Cf. temerity)) …
47tenebrous — full of darkness, early 15c., from O.Fr. tenebreus (11c.), from L. tenebrosus, from tenebrae darkness (see TEMERITY (Cf. temerity)) …
48timorous — mid 15c., from O.Fr. temeros (14c.), from M.L. timorosus fearful, from L. timor fear, from timere to fear. Some early sense confused by mistaken identification with M.E. temerous rash (see TEMERITY (Cf. temerity)) …
49audacity — noun 1) he had the audacity to contradict me Syn: impudence, impertinence, insolence, presumption, cheek, bad manners, effrontery, nerve, gall, defiance, temerity; informal chutzpah, sass See note at temerity …
50effrontery — noun Stearns had the effrontery to counter the admiral s directive Syn: impudence, impertinence, cheek, insolence, cockiness, audacity, temerity, presumption, nerve, gall, shamelessness, impoliteness, disrespect, bad manners; informal brass, face …
