Another word for nerve
nerve
n.
The path of nervous impulses
nerve fiber, nerve tissue, nerve filament, nerve cord, nervure, venation; see also tissue 3.
Types of nerves include: motor, sensory, afferent, efferent, mixed, excitatory, inhibitory, vasomotor, somatic.
The twelve cranial nerves of the human body are: olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducent, facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, hypoglossal.
Courage
resolution, spirit, mettle; see courage 1.
Impudence
temerity, audacity, effrontery; see rudeness. See syn. study at temerity.
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The quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely:
braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, gameness, heart, intrepidity, intrepidness, mettle, pluck, pluckiness, spirit, stoutheartedness, undauntedness, valiance, valiancy, valiantness, valor. (Informal) spunk, spunkiness. (Slang) gut (used in plural), gutsiness, moxie. See fearThe state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident:
assumption, audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brashness, brazenness, cheek, cheekiness, chutzpah, discourtesy, disrespect, effrontery, face, familiarity, forwardness, gall1, impertinence, impudence, impudency, incivility, insolence, nerviness, overconfidence, pertness, presumptuousness, pushiness, rudeness, sassiness, sauciness. (Informal) brass, crust, sauce, uppishness, uppityness. See attitude, courtesy
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