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impulsiveness
[im-puhl-siv] 
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temerity
[tuh-mer-i-tee]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nerve, audacity |
| Synonyms: | assurance, boldness, brass, carelessness, daring, effrontery, foolhardiness, forwardness, gall, hardihood, hastiness, heedlessness, impertinence, impetuosity, imprudence, impudence, impulsiveness, indiscretion, intrepidity, intrusiveness, overconfidence, pluck, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitation, presumption, rashness, recklessness, rudeness, thoughtlessness, venturesomeness |
| Notes: | temerity is daring or recklessness; timidity is fearfulness or hesitancy |
| Antonyms: | care, caution, cowardice, forethought, hesitation |
| Main Entry: | obstinateness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unruliness |
| Synonyms: | assertiveness, disorderliness, fractiousness, heedlessness, impetuousness, imprudence, impulsiveness, indocility, intemperanc, intractability, intractableness, lawlessness, obstinacy, obstreperousness, orneriness, perverseness, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, recklessness, refractoriness, uncontrollability, uncontrollableness, ungovernableness, unmanageability, untowardness, waywardness, wildness, willfulness |
| Main Entry: | obstreperousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unruliness |
| Synonyms: | assertiveness, disorderliness, fractiousness, heedlessness, impetuousness, imprudence, impulsiveness, indocility, intemperanc, intractability, intractableness, lawlessness, obstinacy, obstinateness, orneriness, perverseness, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, recklessness, refractoriness, uncontrollability, uncontrollableness, ungovernableness, unmanageability, untowardness, waywardness, wildness, willfulness |
| Main Entry: | recalcitrance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unruliness |
| Synonyms: | assertiveness, disorderliness, fractiousness, heedlessness, impetuousness, imprudence, impulsiveness, indocility, intemperanc, intractability, intractableness, lawlessness, obstinacy, obstinateness, obstreperousness, orneriness, perverseness, rebelliousness, recalcitrancy, recklessness, refractoriness, uncontrollability, uncontrollableness, ungovernableness, unmanageability, untowardness, waywardness, wildness, willfulness |
| Main Entry: | recalcitrancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unruliness |
| Synonyms: | assertiveness, disorderliness, fractiousness, heedlessness, impetuousness, imprudence, impulsiveness, indocility, intemperanc, intractability, intractableness, lawlessness, obstinacy, obstinateness, obstreperousness, orneriness, perverseness, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, recklessness, refractoriness, uncontrollability, uncontrollableness, ungovernableness, unmanageability, untowardness, waywardness, wildness, willfulness |
| Main Entry: | refractoriness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unruliness |
| Synonyms: | assertiveness, disorderliness, fractiousness, heedlessness, impetuousness, imprudence, impulsiveness, indocility, intemperanc, intractability, intractableness, lawlessness, obstinacy, obstinateness, obstreperousness, orneriness, perverseness, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, recklessness, uncontrollability, uncontrollableness, ungovernableness, unmanageability, untowardness, waywardness, wildness, willfulness |
| Main Entry: | temerariousness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | temerity |
| Synonyms: | assurance, boldness, brashness, brass, carelessness, daring, effrontery, foolhardiness, forwardness, gall, hardihood, hastiness, heedlessness, impertinence, impetuosity, imprudence, impudence, impulsiveness, incautiousness, indiscretion, intrepidity, intrusiveness, overconfidence, pluck, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitation, presumption, rashness, recklessness, rudeness, thoughtlessness, venturesomeness |
| Main Entry: | uncontrollability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unruliness |
| Synonyms: | assertiveness, disorderliness, fractiousness, heedlessness, impetuousness, imprudence, impulsiveness, indocility, intemperanc, intractability, intractableness, lawlessness, obstinacy, obstinateness, obstreperousness, orneriness, perverseness, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, recklessness, refractoriness, uncontrollableness, ungovernableness, unmanageability, untowardness, waywardness, wildness, willfulness |
| Main Entry: | uncontrollableness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unruliness |
| Synonyms: | assertiveness, disorderliness, fractiousness, heedlessness, impetuousness, imprudence, impulsiveness, indocility, intemperanc, intractability, intractableness, lawlessness, obstinacy, obstinateness, obstreperousness, orneriness, perverseness, rebelliousness, recalcitrance, recalcitrancy, recklessness, refractoriness, uncontrollability, ungovernableness, unmanageability, untowardness, waywardness, wildness, willfulness |
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