Mitigated means a moderation of force and/or intensity.  Gall 
means insolence.  Therefore "unmitigated gall" means pure or 
unmoderated insolence.

Ken

On Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:19:19 -0700 "Annette Taylor, Ph. D." 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> 
> Can someone please enlighten me (and maybe others too shy to come right out and 
> show their lack of erudition) about the exact meaning of 'unmitigated gall'. Of 
> course I can intelligently guess, but....
> 
> thanks
> 
> annette
> Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor of Psychology
> University of San Diego
> 
> 
Ken
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Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D.                [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dept. of Psychology
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
USA 




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