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noun, plural -ter·ies.
1.
shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity: She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples.
2.
an act or instance of this.
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Effrontery
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is contrite. Does it mean:
| transparent, shining through |
| feeling or expressing grief and regret for sins or offenses |
Example Sentences
- The naive effrontery of this book is more pitiful than ridiculous.
- The sheer effrontery of the thing took my breath away.
- He has the sheer effrontery of a movie star.
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effrontery
1715, from Fr. effronterie, from effronte "shameless," from O.Fr. esfronte, probably from L.L. effrontem (nom. effrons) "barefaced," from L. ex- "out" + frontem (nom. frons) "brow" (see front). L. frontus had a sense of "ability to blush," but the lit. sense of effrontery
EXPAND has usually been taken to be "putting forth the forehead."
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