Sentence:  Their talk, however, was the talk of sordid buccaneers: it was reckless without <WSD>hardihood</WSD>, greedy without audacity, and cruel without courage; there was not an atom of foresight or of serious intention in the whole batch of them, and they did not seem aware these things are wanted for the work of the world. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Unyielding boldness and daring; firmness in doing something that exposes one to difficulty, danger, or calamity; intrepidness.