In the enthusiasm of my confidence, I brought chairs into the room, and desired them here to rest from their fatigues; while I myself, in the wild audacity of my perfect triumph, placed my own seat upon the very spot beneath which reposed the corpse of the victim. What is the meaning of the word audacity ?

• A. Fearless daring or aggressive boldness
• B. Auditory city
• C. Authority
• D. Insanity or dementia