effrontery

Day 37Level 3

eh-FRUHNT-uhr-ee

daring

rude and shameless behavior; daring

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

audacity, nerve, presumptuousness

Antonyms:

modesty, shame

Example Sentence:

The blatant servant had the effrontery to deny his involvement in the burglary, even when the other accused have confessed his involvement.

Related Words

assist in wrongdoing

uh-BET

to encourage somebody, usually in wrongdoing

something similar

AN-i-awg

something similar; output proportional to input (engineering)

cause of misery

bayn

source of harm; cause of misery

legacy

bih-KWEST

something given in will; legacy

pastoral

byoo-KAH-lik

connected with the countryside ; rural

convincing

KOH-juhnt

convincing, relevant