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effrontery

nounCommon GRE wordMore E words

shameless boldness or insolent audacity

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Effrontery in a sentence

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He had the effrontery to demand a raise after missing weeks of work.

Synonyms
audacityimpudencegall
Antonyms

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The startup's early growth, impressive as it looked on paper, rested on a blank foundation, for a single lost contract was enough to push the firm to the brink of collapse.

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Effrontery (noun) means shameless boldness or insolent audacity
Here is effrontery used in an example sentence: "He had the effrontery to demand a raise after missing weeks of work."
Common synonyms for effrontery include audacity, impudence, gall.
Antonyms of effrontery include timidity, deference, humility.
Effrontery is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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