This week's theme: miscellaneous words. effrontery (i-FRUN-tuh-ree) noun
Shameless boldness; presumptuousness. [From French effronterie, from effronté (shameless), from Latin effrons (barefaced, shameless), from ex- (out of, from) + frons (forehead, brow).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=effrontery -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "The effrontery of such pedestrian politicos to display their appetite for power and authority is stupefying." Uri Dan; Think of Him As 'Last of the Just'; The Jerusalem Post (Israel); Nov 1, 2006. This newsletter is made possible in part by these sponsors: Bounce it! Stretch it! Tear it! Mold it! Make Thinking Putty your super stocking stuffer. Huge handfuls. Awesome colors. http://puttyworld.com Ever wonder why we aren't just happy, we're happy as a clam? Derivation, a fascinating game about word & phrase origins. A great gift! http://entspire.com And readers like you. Thank you! ............................................................................ Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like. -Will Rogers, humorist (1879-1935) Looking for word/quotation archives: http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Unsubscribe, change address, etc: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/effrontery.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/effrontery.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/effrontery.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
