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  • 71license — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. permission, authority; freedom, licentiousness. See impurity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Unbridled use of freedom] Syn. looseness, excess, laxity, slackness, relaxedness, effrontery, arrogance, sauciness …

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  • 72nerve — 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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  • 73sauce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dressing, dip, gravy; compote; fillip, flavor, zest, taste; slang, liquor; informal, insolence. See food, drinking. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A condiment] Syn. appetizer, gravy, seasoning; see flavoring …

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  • 74temerity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rashness, boldness, audacity, recklessness, daring, nerve, gall, brass (sl.), cheek (sl.). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. audacity, effrontery, boldness, hardihood, rashness, presumption, overconfidence,… …

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  • 75assumption — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of taking for granted] Syn. supposition, presupposition, presumption, supposal, conjecture, assuming, taking for granted, accepting, suspicion, surmise, theorization, hypothesization. Ant. proof*, demonstrating,… …

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  • 76boldness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. audacity, hardihood, self reliance; see courage 1 , rudeness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Willingness to take risks: adventuresomeness, adventurousness, audaciousness, audacity, daredevilry, daredeviltry, daring,… …

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  • 77flippancy — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. impertinence, impudence, sauciness, levity; see frivolity , rudeness …

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  • 78forwardness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. boldness, presumptuousness, impertinence; see rudeness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self confident: assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness,… …

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  • 79impertinence — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Disrespectfulness] Syn. impudence, insolence, disrespectfulness; see rudeness . 2. [Lack of pertinence] Syn. irrelevance, immateriality, unsuitability, inappropriateness; see inconsistency , irrelevance . II (Roget s… …

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  • 80pertness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. insolence, arrogance, audacity; see rudeness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner: animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim …

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