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temerity
: noun – rashness; foolish or reckless boldness. 
AJ’s temerity in constantly challenging his manager cost him 
scoff
: verb –
 to mock or jeer at; to make fun of. The fans
his promotion and landed him on probation.
scoffed at the other team and mocked their odd looking mascot.
tenet
: noun – a principle, doctrine, or belief held as a truth by a group. 
The disciples worked hard to practice the 
scrupulous
: adjective –
very honest and conscientious; tenets of their faith in all their endeavors. 
careful about claimed expense. To avoid an unfavorable
audit, the businessman kept scrupulous records of all his 
terse
: adjective –
 using only a few words but clear to the expenses. 
point; polished. Theresa was often terse when delivering
her opening statement, believing that the jury only needed
scrutinize
: verb – to look at very carefully; to inspect
to hear a clear presentation of the facts. 
minutely. Every move the account administrator made was
scrutinized since he was good friends with the bank manager
threadbare:
adjective – frayed or shabby; used so often
who was recently indicted on fraud charges. 

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that it is stale. The children played so much in their play-
room that patches of the carpet had become threadbare. 
sectarian
: adjective – pertaining to a group within a
larger group that is limited by common beliefs or inter-
thwart
: verb – to oppose directly; to baffle; to block; to ests; narrow-
minded. The small group of priests drew ire frustrate.
The construction project was thwarted by activ-
from religious leaders for perpetuating sectarian ideas that
ists who contented building the new bridge would destroy
were not aligned with the larger mission of the faith. 
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