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gumption

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  1. 1. n. Capacity; shrewdness; common sense. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The art of preparing colors. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Megilp. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. sound practical judgment Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. fortitude and determination Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. Capacity; shrewdness; common sense. [Colloq.] One does not have gumption till one has been properly cheated. Lord Lytton. 2. (Paint.) (a) The art of preparing colors. Sir W. Scott. (b) Megilp. Fairholt. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n sound practical judgment n fortitude and determination Source: ecdict

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gumptious

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