Temerity

Temerity (noun): the quality of being confident and unafraid of danger or punishment, especially in a way that seems foolish

"The town had a basketfull of feelings good and bad about Joe's position and possession, but none had the temerity to challenge him" (Hurston, 50).


Captain Jack Sparrow displayed temerity as he faced the British Royal Navy and the East India Trading Company.


"Temerity." Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, n.d. Web. 06 Jan. 2015.
Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel. New York: Perennial Library, 1990. Print.