Nervy: alternatives and connections

Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.

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Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.

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An agreement; a covenant; a promise.

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An agreement; a covenant; a promise.

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One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modi…

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One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modi…

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The side of the face below the eye.

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The side of the face below the eye.

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One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various pa…

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One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various pa…

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Hasty in temper; impetuous.

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a Brazen-faced; impudent; bold.

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Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper.

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Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a high-strung horse.

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Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward; stubborn; drawing back.

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