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  • 31daredeviltry — noun boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior • Syn: ↑daredevilry • Hypernyms: ↑boldness, ↑daring, ↑hardiness, ↑hardihood * * * /dair dev euhl tree/, n. reckless daring; venturesome boldness. Also …

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  • 32bield — I. ˈbē(ə)l(d) transitive verb Etymology: Middle English belden to assist, encourage, protect, from Old English beldan, byldan to encourage, denominative from the stem of Old English bald, beald bold more at bold now chiefly Scotland : shelter,… …

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  • 33Courage — Cour age (k[u^]r [asl]j; 48), n. [OE. corage heart, mind, will, courage, OF. corage, F. courage, fr. a LL. derivative of L. cor heart. See {Heart}.] 1. The heart; spirit; temper; disposition. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] So priketh hem nature in here… …

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  • 34Effronteries — Effrontery Ef*front er*y, n.; pl. {Effronteries}. [F. effronterie, fr. effront[ e] shameless, fr. L. effrons, ontis, putting forth the forehead, i. e., barefaced, shameless; ex + frons the forehead. See {Front}.] Impudence or boldness in… …

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  • 35Effrontery — Ef*front er*y, n.; pl. {Effronteries}. [F. effronterie, fr. effront[ e] shameless, fr. L. effrons, ontis, putting forth the forehead, i. e., barefaced, shameless; ex + frons the forehead. See {Front}.] Impudence or boldness in confronting or in… …

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  • 36Forwardness — For ward*ness, n. The quality of being forward; cheerful readiness; promtness; as, the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel. [1913 Webster] 2. An advanced stage of progress or of preparation; advancement; as, his measures were in… …

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  • 37temerity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English temeryte, from Latin temeritas, from temere blindly, recklessly; akin to Old High German demar darkness, Latin tenebrae, Sanskrit tamas Date: 15th century 1. unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of… …

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  • 38Ares — This article is about the ancient Greek god. For other uses, see Ares (disambiguation). Ares …

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  • 39Shiba Inu — ] It is similar in appearance to the Akita, though much smaller in stature. Inu is the Japanese word for dog, but the Shiba prefix s origin are less clear. The word shiba usually refers to a type of red shrub. This leads some to believe that the… …

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  • 40The African Queen — Infobox Film name = The African Queen image size = 215px caption = original film poster director = John Huston writer = C. S. Forester (novel) John Huston James Agee starring = Humphrey Bogart Katharine Hepburn Robert Morley producer = Sam… …

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