Monday, December 05, 2016

Audacity

We've gone from Obama's Audacity of Hope to sheer audacity.

au·dac·i·ty
ôˈdasədē/
noun
noun: audacity

1.
the willingness to take bold risks.
"her audacity came in handy during our most recent emergency"
synonyms: boldness, daring, fearlessness, intrepidity, bravery, courage, heroism, pluck, grit; More
recklessness;
spirit, mettle;
informal guts, gutsiness, spunk, moxie
"a traveler of extraordinary audacity"
2.
rude or disrespectful behavior; impudence.
"she had the audacity to pick up the receiver and ask me to hang up"
synonyms: impudence, impertinence, insolence, presumption, cheek, bad manners, effrontery, nerve, gall, defiance, temerity; informal chutzpah, sass
"he had the audacity to contradict me"

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