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Temerity
Noun
Termerity– reckless boldness; rashness.
‘’A few of the ladies had the temerity to call, but were not received, and the only sign of life about the place was the Negro man–a young man then–going in and out with a market basket.’’
The Narrator explain that the women had the heart to call but nothing came from it. The only thing that are was the men with the market basket
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