Moxie and Timorousness

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Moxie noun - Strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger.

Usage example: a fearless journalist who denounced McCarthyism when few had the moxie to do so

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Timorousness is an antonym for moxie.

Timorousness noun - Lack of willingness to assert oneself and take risks.

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Moxie is an antonym for timorousness.

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