Audacity and Dread

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Audacity noun - Shameless boldness.

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Dread is an antonym for audacity.

Nearby Words: audacious, audaciousness

Dread noun - The emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger.

Usage example: we were filled with dread when we saw the rapids we would be rafting down

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Audacity is an antonym for dread.

Nearby Words: dreadful, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading, dreader

sheer	sheer audacity	sheer dread
real	real audacity	real dread

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