W: (adj) nervy [Related to: nerve] (offensively bold) "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"
W: (adj) brassy [Related to: brass] (unrestrained by convention or propriety) "an audacious trick to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles Times; "bald-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern world with its quick material successes and insolent belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"- Bertrand Russell
W: (v) face [Related to: face] (oppose, as in hostility or a competition) "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
W: (adj) cheeky [Related to: cheek] (offensively bold) "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say"