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MARTINET:
■ noun a strict disciplinarian, especially in the armed forces.
martinettish (also
martinetish)
adjective
Eg.The greatest martinet in the Army in his day, and it was a day of rough language, too.
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EFFRONTERY:
■ noun Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness;
shameless boldness; barefaced assurance.
Eg. He has the effrontery to carry out this barbarous act.