Sentence:  Edusco liked him, he could tell; he imagined Edusco talking about him in a gathering of other self-made Igbo men, men who were <WSD>brash</WSD> and striving, who juggled huge businesses and supported vast extended families. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Overly bold or self-assertive to the point of being insensitive, tactless or impudent; shameless.