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  • 51gall — I noun 1) she had the gall to ask for money Syn: effrontery, impudence, impertinence, cheek, cheekiness, insolence, audacity, temerity, presumption, cockiness, nerve, shamelessness, disrespect, bad manners; informal face, chutzpah; sauce …

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  • 52caution — n circumspection, wariness, chariness, calculation (see under CAUTIOUS) Analogous words: watchfulness, vigilance, alertness (see corresponding adjectives at WATCHFUL): *prudence, providence, foresight, forethought, discretion Antonyms: temerity:… …

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  • 53audaciousness — noun 1. fearless daring • Syn: ↑audacity, ↑temerity • Derivationally related forms: ↑temerarious (for: ↑temerity), ↑audacious, ↑audacious ( …

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  • 54audacity — noun 1. fearless daring (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑audaciousness, ↑temerity • Derivationally related forms: ↑temerarious (for: ↑temerity), ↑audacious ( …

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  • 55te·mer·i·ty — /təˈmerəti/ noun [noncount] formal : the quality of being confident and unafraid of danger or punishment especially in a way that seems rude or foolish No one has the temerity [=audacity] to disagree with her. He was punished for his temerity …

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  • 56Hazardry — Haz ard*ry ( r[y^]), n. 1. Playing at hazard; gaming; gambling. [R.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Rashness; temerity. [R.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 57Temerarious — Tem er*a ri*ous, a. [L. temerarius. See {Temerity}.] Unreasonably adventurous; despising danger; rash; headstrong; audacious; reckless; heedless. {Tem er*a ri*ous*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] I spake against temerarious judgment. Latimer. [1913… …

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  • 58Temerariously — Temerarious Tem er*a ri*ous, a. [L. temerarius. See {Temerity}.] Unreasonably adventurous; despising danger; rash; headstrong; audacious; reckless; heedless. {Tem er*a ri*ous*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] I spake against temerarious judgment. Latimer …

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  • 59Temeration — Tem er*a tion, n. [L. temerare to defile.] Temerity. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 60audacity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English audacite, from Latin audac , audax Date: 15th century 1. the quality or state of being audacious: as a. intrepid boldness b. bold or arrogant disregard of normal r …

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