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  • 61audacity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. boldness, courage; impudence; rashness, insolence. Ant., meekness, forbearance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Courage] Syn. daring, boldness, valor; see courage 1 . 2. [Impudence] Syn. impertinence, temerity …

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  • 62brass — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n., informal, assurance, impudence; top brass. See authority. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An alloy of copper and zinc] Syn. copper alloy, pinchbeck, Muntz s metal, orichalc, mosaic gold, yellow metal, prince… …

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  • 63cheek — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. jowl; insolence, impertinence, sauce, impudence, effrontery, face, brass (inf.); nerve, gall, sass (all sl.). See side. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Either side of the face] Syn. jowl, gill, chop*; see face …

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  • 64face — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. facing; countenance, visage, physiognomy, lineaments, features; front, facade, facet, obverse; van, first line; prestige, reputation; effrontery, insolence; mug, map, puss, phiz (all sl.). See… …

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  • 65familiarity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. intimacy, acquaintance, fellowship; knowledge; informality, forwardness, impudence. See friend, sociality, insolence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Acquaintance with people] Syn. friendliness,… …

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  • 66gall — 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 …

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  • 67impudence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. insolence, gall, cheek, effrontery; boldness, discourtesy. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insolence, impertinence, effrontery; see rudeness . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The state or quality of being… …

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  • 68nerve — 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 …

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  • 69tact — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. diplomacy, finesse, discretion, consideration. See taste, conduct. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. perception, discrimination, judgment, acuteness, penetration, intelligence, acumen, common sense,… …

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  • 70vulgarity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Bad taste Nouns 1. vulgarity, vulgarism; barbarism; offense, bad taste; inelegance, indelicacy; gaucherie, ill breeding, discourtesy, incivility; coarseness, indecorum, boorishness; rowdyism,… …

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