gumption
Noun
Meaning
Capacity; shrewdness; common sense.
The art of preparing colors.
Megilp.
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he didn't have the guts to try it
Common sense is not so common
he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples
fortunately she had the good sense to run away
According to Burnette, these elders have a lot of “gumption” for taking on the task of learning how to work with computers.
I'm an introvert, but even so- I really really wish I had more time and gumption to have talked with her more.