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effrontery

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  1. temerity              
 
ef.fron.tery \i-'fr*nt-*-re-, e-\ n [F effronterie, deriv. of LL effront-, 
   effrons shameless, fr.] L ex- + front-, frons forehead - more at BRINK : 
   shameless boldness : INSOLENCE