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111ingenuous — adj 1. open, open and sincere, open hearted, sincere, genuine, undeceptive, undeceitful, undeceiving, unfeigning, undissembling, undissimulat ing; aboveboard, open and aboveboard, up front, up and up, on the level, no nonsense; straight, square,… …
112intrepid — adj 1. fearless, dauntless, unafraid, dread less, aweless, Spartan, nervy, Sl. gutsy, Sl. ballsy, unblenching, unblenched, undaunted, undismayed, unappalled, unalarmed; bold, bold spirited, high spirited, daring, dashing, adventurous, audacious,… …
113lionhearted — adj 1. brave, courageous, valiant, valorous, heroic, hero like; stout hearted, iron hearted, great hearted; virile, manly, manful, gallant, chivalrous; intrepid, fearless, dauntless, aweless, dreadless, unafraid; bold, bold spirited, high… …
114manly — adj 1. masculine, male, manful, manlike; Inf. he, virile, potent, macho, Inf. two fisted, Inf. he mannish, Inf. hairy chested. 2. strong, powerful, sturdy, mighty, puissant, forceful; able bodied, athletic, well built, well knit; brawny, muscular …
115nervy — adj Informal. 1. insolent, impertinent, impudent; brassy, Inf. cheeky, brazen, bold, brash, audacious; pushy, forward, presumptuous; saucy, Inf. sassy, fresh, flip, flippant; smart alecky, Sl. smart assed, wise, Sl. wise assed, cocky, cocksure;… …
116outspoken — adj candid, frank, forthright, direct, straightforward, straight from the shoulder, foursquare; plain, plain spoken, plain speaking, downright, outright, Inf. straight out, explicit, unequivocal, unequivocatirig, unambiguous, undisguised,… …
117persevering — adj 1. persistent, assiduous, constant, tenacious; patient, enduring, abiding; diligent, zealous, ambitious, industrious, sedulous, careful, attentive, painstaking, plodding; indefatigable, indomitable, untiring, unwearied, undrooping, unflagging …
118persistent — adj 1. persevering, assiduous, tenacious; diligent, zealous, ambitious, industrious, sedulous, careful, attentive, painstaking, plodding; indefatigable, indomitable, untiring, unwearied, undrooping, unflagging, never sleeping, never wearying,… …
119pertinacious — adj 1. stubborn, Inf. ornery, pigheaded, mulish, stubborn as a mule; unyielding, intractable, obdurate, obstinate; inflexible, unbending, adamant, adamantine, rigid, stony, fixed, stiff, stiff necked; unswerving, undeviating, uncompromising,… …
120plain-spoken — adj 1. plain, plain speaking, point blank, blunt, to the point; abrupt, bluff, brusque, tactless, rude, downright, outright, out and out, explicit, unequivocal, Inf. flatfooted; outspoken, free, free spoken, free speaking, unreticent, bold,… …
