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Main Entry:	gall
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	nerve, brashness
Synonyms:	acrimony, animosity, arrogance, bitterness, brass, cheek, chutzpah, conceit, confidence, effrontery, guts*, haughtiness, hostility, impertinence, impudence, insolence, malevolence, malice, pomposity, presumption, rancor, self-importance, spite, venom, brazenness, crust cynicism, overbearance, sauciness
Antonyms:	modesty, shyness, reservations

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Main Entry:	gall
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	upset, irritate
Synonyms:	aggravate, annoy, bedevil, bother, burn, chafe, chide, disturb, exasperate, fret, grate, harass, harry, inflame, irk, nag, peeve, pester, plague, provoke, rile, roil, rub, ruffle, scrape, torment, trouble, vex, worry
Antonyms:	cheer, encourage, enliven, exhilarate, make happy

Main Entry:	gall
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	rub raw
Synonyms:	abrade, bark, burn, chafe, corrode, erode, excoriate, file, fray, frazzle, fret, grate, graze, irritate, scrape, scratch, skin, wear, scuff

Main Entry:	anger
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	state of being mad, annoyed
Synonyms:	acrimony, animosity, annoyance, antagonism, blow up, chagrin, choler, dander, displeasure, distemper, enmity, exasperation, fury, gall, hatred, huff, impatience, indignation, ire, irritability, irritation, mad, miff, outrage, passion, peevishness, petulance, pique, rage, rankling, resentment, stew, storm, tantrum, temper, tiff, umbrage, vexation, violence, cat fit, conniption, disapprobation, hissy fit, ill humor, ill temper, infuriation, irascibility, slow burn, soreness
Antonyms:	calmness, contentment, enjoyment, good nature, happiness, joy, peace, agreeability, pleasantness

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Main Entry:	anger
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make someone mad; become mad
Synonyms:	acerbate, affront, aggravate, agitate, annoy, antagonize, arouse, bait, blow up, boil over, boil, bristle, burn, burn up, chafe, craze, cross, displease, egg on, embitter, enrage, exacerbate, exasperate, excite, fret, gall, get mad, get on one's nerves, goad, incense, inflame, infuriate, irritate, lose one's temper, madden, make sore, miff, nettle, offend, outrage, pique, provoke, raise hell, rankle, rant, rave, rile, ruffle, seethe, steam up, stew, stir up, tempt, umbrage, vex
Antonyms:	calm, forbear, make happy, quiet, soothe

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Main Entry:	annoy
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	irritate, upset
Synonyms:	abrade, agitate, badger, bedevil, beleaguer, bore, bother, break, bug, chafe, displease, distress, disturb, egg on, exasperate, gall, get, gnaw, harass, harry, henpeck, irk, madden, miff, nag, needle, nettle, nudge, peeve, perturb, pester, plague, provoke, push button, ride, rile, ruffle, tease, trouble, turn off, vex, worry, T-off, ask for it, be at, be on the back of, burn up, fire up, heat up, hit where one lives, make waves, tick off*, work on
Antonyms:	aid, gratify, please, soothe, make happy

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Main Entry:	arrogance
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	exaggerated self-opinion
Synonyms:	airs, audacity, bluster, brass, cheek, chutzpah, conceit, crust, disdain, ego, gall, haughtiness, hauteur, hubris, insolence, nerve, ostentation, pomposity, presumption, pretension, pride, priggishness, self-importance, self-love, swagger, vanity, aloofness, braggadocio, conceitedness, contemptuousness, disdainfulness, egotism, high-handedness, imperiousness, loftiness, overbearance, pompousness, pretentiousness, scornfulness, smugness, superciliousness
Antonyms:	humility, meekness, servility

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Main Entry:	brass
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	impulsiveness; nerve
Synonyms:	assumption, audacity, cheek, chutzpah, confidence, effrontery, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, presumption, rudeness, brashness
Antonyms:	caution, prudence, carefulness, circumspection

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Main Entry:	chutzpah
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	fearlessness
Synonyms:	arrogance, audacity, backbone, boldness, brass, gall, nerve, spine, balls

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Main Entry:	conceited
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	egotistical
Synonyms:	arrogant, cocky, gall, ham, immodest, know-it-all, narcissistic, overweening, phony, self-important, snotty, vain, vainglorious, windbag*, big talking, bigheaded, conceity, full of hot air, hot stuff, loudmouth, puffed up, smart-alecky, stuck up, swollen-headed
Antonyms:	diffident, humble, meek, modest, self-conscious, shy, timid, unself-confident

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Main Entry:	displease
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	make unhappy
Synonyms:	aggravate, anger, annoy, antagonize, bother, cap, chagrin, cool, curdle, disappoint, discontent, disgust, disoblige, dissatisfy, enrage, exasperate, fret, frustrate, gall, hurt, incense, irk, irritate, nettle, offend, perplex, pique, play dirty, provoke, put out, repel, revolt, rile, roil, sound, turn off, upset, vex, wing, worry, zing, cut to the quick, disgruntle
Antonyms:	appease, calm, compose, delight, humor, please, satisfy, make happy

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Main Entry:	effrontery
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	nerve, boldness
Synonyms:	arrogance, assurance, audacity, backtalk, brass, cheek, chutzpah, crust, disrespect, face, gall, guff, hardihood, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insolence, lip, presumption, rudeness, sass, sauce, self-assurance, self-confidence, temerity, brashness, brazenness, cheekiness, shamelessness, smart talk
Notes:	effrontery means shameless boldness or insulting presumptuousness while an affront is a deliberately offensive act or open insult
Antonyms:	manners, modesty, shame, shyness

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Main Entry:	exasperate
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	upset, provoke
Synonyms:	T-off, aggravate, agitate, anger, annoy, bug, disturb, drive up the wall, embitter, enrage, exacerbate, excite, gall, get under one's skin, get, incense, inflame, infuriate, irk, irritate, madden, make waves, needle*, nettle, peeve, pique, rankle, rile, roil, rouse, try the patience of, vex, work up
Antonyms:	calm, comfort, ease, placate, please, soothe

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Main Entry:	fester
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	intensify; become inflamed
Synonyms:	aggravate, blister, canker, chafe, decay, gall, gather, irk, putrefy, rankle, rot, smolder, suppurate, ulcer, maturate, ulcerate
Antonyms:	dissipate, heal, lessen, get better

Main Entry:	hauteur
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	arrogance
Synonyms:	airs, audacity, conceit, condescension, contempt, disdain, gall, haughtiness, nerve, pomposity, presumption, pride, self-importance, vanity, conceitedness, disdainfulness, egotism, high-handedness, pompousness, snobbishness

Main Entry:	impertinence
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	boldness
Synonyms:	assurance, audacity, back talk, cheek, chutzpah, crust, disrespect, effrontery, forwardness, freshness, gall, guff, hardihood, impropriety, impudence, incivility, insolence, lip, nerve, presumption, rudeness, sass, wise guy, wisecrack, backchat, brazenness, come-back, disrespectfulness, insolency, pertness, smart mouth
Antonyms:	humility, manners, politeness

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Main Entry:	inflame
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	anger, aggravate
Synonyms:	agitate, annoy, arouse, burn, disturb, embitter, enrage, exacerbate, exasperate, excite, fan, fire, foment, gall, get, grate, heat, ignite, incense, increase, infuriate, intensify, irritate, kindle, light, madden, provoke, put out, rile, roil, rouse, stimulate, vex, worsen, fire up, heat up, impassion, intoxicate, steam up
Antonyms:	alleviate, appease, cool, pacify, placate, put out, quench, soothe, tranquilize

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Main Entry:	insolence
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	boldness, disrespect
Synonyms:	abuse, arrogance, audacity, back talk, brass, cheek, chutzpah, contempt, contumely, effrontery, gall, guff, hardihood, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insubordination, lip, presumption, rudeness, sass, sauce*, brazenness, contemptuousness, offensiveness, pertness, uncivility
Antonyms:	humility, modesty, politeness, respect

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Main Entry:	irk
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	aggravate; rub the wrong way
Synonyms:	abrade, annoy, bother, bug, discommode, disturb, eat, fret, gall, harass, inconvenience, irritate, miff, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, trouble, vex, get on nerves, get to, give a hard time, incommode, make waves
Antonyms:	delight, please

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Main Entry:	nerve
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	daring, boldness
Synonyms:	assumption, assurance, audacity, backbone, brass, bravery, cheek, chutzpah, confidence, coolness, courage, crust, determination, effrontery, endurance, energy, face, firmness, force, fortitude, gall, grit, guts, hardihood, heart, impertinence, impudence, insolence, intestinal fortitude, mettle, might, moxie, pluck, presumption, resolution, sauce, spirit, spunk, starch, stomach*, temerity, vigor, will, brazenness, fearlessness, gameness, hardiness, intrepidity, steadfastness
Antonyms:	fear, modesty, shyness, timidity