TEMERITY (Noun)

Meaning- 1) reckless confidence that might be considered to be rude or offensive.

                        2) foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition.

Mnemonic trick- The word temerity contains word ‘tem’ and ‘merit’. ‘tem’ sounds similar to team. If team has merit, then team members will show temerity. Therefore, temerity means reckless confidence that might be considered to be rude or offensive.  

Synonym- AUDACITY, PRESUMPTION, EFFRONTERY, HARDIHOOD

Uses-

•          The plan to ride across the desert by camel showed a remarkable temerity on the part of the explorer.
•          No one had the temerity, or audacity, to challenge the senior manager’ s decision.
•          He actually had the temerity to tell her to lose weight.
•          He had the temerity to call me a liar!

                            TEMERARIOUS (Adj.)

Meaning- foolhardy and recklessly daring or marked by temerity.

Synonym- AUDACIOUS, OVERCONFIDENT, RECKLESS, FOOLHARDY

Uses-

•          It was a temerarious idea for early scientists to imagine the earth circumnavigating the sun.
•          Mary’ s temerarious aunt is always ready to dash off to a new adventure; now, she is planning to go to Siberia.
•          With a temerarious dash of his pen, the tenant signed a generous check for the landlord.