Wednesday, September 17, 2008

EFFRONTERY

extreme boldness

presumptuousness

audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

SYN - assumption, presumption

"It was this sort of effrontery that really ticked off his friends."

"She was always full of effrontery when it came to boys which is why she was called a slut by so many people."

"It was this kind of effrontery that alienated her from all the other people who knew how to act with modest reserve."

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