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[in-TREP-id] 
1. resolutely fearless and persistent; brave; courageous: "It took an intrepid spirit to emigrate to a new land without speaking the language or having any relations."
noun forms: intrepidity, intrepidness
adverb form: intrepidly
Origin:
Approximately 1697; borrowed through French, 'intrepide,' and directly from Latin, 'intrepidus' ('in-': not + 'trepidus': alarmed, agitated, possibly related to Greek, 'trapein': to press grapes). In action:
"Last year, the group got a $40,000 state grant in part to create an East River Industrial Heritage Trail, which would offer intrepid boaters and curious citizens guides to long-forgotten spots like the Greenpoint Terminal Market in Brooklyn, the old captain's boathouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and the Fulton Ferry Fireboat House.
The group is also exploring new uses for some old sites. It hopes to transform a sludge tank in Greenpoint into a public swimming pool, and make the old ferry terminal at East 132nd Street in Manhattan - now a mass of decayed gray pilings - into a boat launch."
Erika Kinetz. "As the East River Is Transformed, Industrial Nostalgia Takes Hold," The New York Times (April 25, 2004).
"On the big day, edgy French police are taking no chances that terrorists might try to add their own contribution to the fireworks. Only accredited guests will get through key roadblocks.
But this should not deter the intrepid traveler. All depends on careful planning. And timing is crucial.
By the first week of June, Normandy is in full bloom and balmy in the early-morning mist. You can start early and leisurely follow an invasion map among old bunkers and battlefields."
Mort Rosenblum. "Normandy is ready for a tourist invasion," The Associated Press (April 25, 2004).
"First up this week is the excellent pgatour.com website. It has everything you might need to know about the PGA Tour and golf in general, but they have excelled themselves this time. Hershel Sarbin and Jim Brown are the site's 'Golf After 50 Editors' and, in rather dramatic fashion, they have penned a piece called 'Confronting your worst nightmare: Nocturnal leg cramps'.
Now pay attention here, even if you are under 50, because you're going to have to confront your nightmare at some point. Sarbin and Brown start with some good news: 'Medical experts haven't figured out the exact cause, the best way to treat them, or how to prevent them.'
But that's not going to stop our intrepid duo from having a go. They list a bewildering array of possible causes � lack of sodium, dehydration, alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, too much sugar, pinched nerves, prolonged sitting, flat feet, certain medications, diabetes, anaemia, hypoglycemia � and possible treatments. Then come the preventative measures."
Stephen Penman. "Golf: Top tips to end the nightmare that cramps your style," The Sunday Herald (April 25, 2004).
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