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temerity

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te⋅mer⋅i⋅ty

  [tuh-mer-i-tee]
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–noun
reckless boldness; rashness.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME temeryte < L temeritās hap, chance, rashness, equiv. to temer(e) by chance, rashly + -itās -ity

Synonyms:
audacity, effrontery, foolhardiness.
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te·mer·i·ty   (tə-měr'ĭ-tē)   
n.  Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness.

[Middle English temerite, from Old French, from Latin temeritās, from temere, rashly.]
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