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51front — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. foreground (see front); figurehead, cover (see substitution). v. t. confront, face (see opposition). front for II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. fore, forward, frontal, foremost, head, headmost, leading,… …
52Insolence — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Undue assumption of superiority. < N PARAG:Insolence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 insolence insolence Sgm: N 1 haughtiness haughtiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 arrogance arrogance airs Sgm: N 1 overbearance overbearance …
53disobey — v defy, disregard, ignore, flout, fly in the face of, kick over the traces; counter, go counter to, oppose, resist, contravene, contradict; infringe, violate, transgress, break rules; slight, set at naught, scoff at, thumb one s nose at, snap one …
54outface — v 1. outstare, stare down, stare out of countenance, outface, face down, face out, outlook; outdare, outbrave, brazen out or through; withstand, stand, endure, hold up, hold out, brave, not flinch or shrink from, Inf. bite the bullet. 2. defy,… …
55reject — v 1. refuse, decline, turn down; forbid, veto, disallow, interdict, proscribe, negative, say no to, Law. disaffirm; abnegate; turn thumbs down, turn a deaf ear to, brush off, brush aside, Sl. kiss off, turn away from, Inf. give [s.o.] the bum s… …
56beard — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. whiskers; goatee, vandyke; stubble. See roughness, hair. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. whiskers, brush, Vandyke, chin whiskers, imperial, muttonchops, goatee, spade beard, full beard, forked beard, side… …
57challenge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. query, question; controvert, dispute; dare, defy, stump. n. exception; invitation, dare. See defiance, doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A demand] Syn. dare, summons, provocation, calling into question;… …
58contemn — v. a. Despise, disdain, scorn, scout, spurn, slight, hold in contempt, look down upon, turn a cold shoulder upon, turn up one s nose at, snap one s fingers at, laugh to scorn, point the finger of scorn at …
59contemn — v 1. disdain, scorn, despise, misprize, show contempt for, view with contempt, hold in contempt, snap one s fingers at, turn up one s nose at, spurn, slight, snub, shun. 2. deprecate, vituperate, disparage, reproach, censure, decry, condemn,… …
60defy — v 1. disregard, ignore, flout, fly in the face of, disobey; slight, set at naught, scoff at, thumb one s nose at, snap one s fingers at; disdain, spurn, deride, contemn, despise. 2. challenge, dare, double dare, Sl. double dog dare; confront,… …
