Effronteries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Effrontery \Ef*front"er*y\, n.; pl. {Effronteries}. [F.
     effronterie, fr. effront['e] shameless, fr. L. effrons,
     -ontis, putting forth the forehead, i. e., barefaced,
     shameless; ex + frons the forehead. See {Front}.]
     Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the
     bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness;


     shameless boldness; barefaced assurance.
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           Corruption lost nothing of its effrontery. --Bancroft.
  
     Syn: Impudence; sauciness. See {Impudence}.
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