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ef•fron•ter•y
Pronunciation: (i-frun'tu-rē), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ter•ies.
1. shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity:
She had the effrontery to ask for two free samples.
2. an act or instance of this.
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