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   effrontery

   /ɪˈfrʌnt(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. insolent or impertinent behaviour: "one juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner's decision"

   Word Origin late 17th century: from French effronterie, based on late Latin effrons, effront- ‘shameless, barefaced’, from ex- ‘out’ + frons ‘forehead’.

   Scrabble Points: 19

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