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gumption
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gumption \Gump"tion\, n. [OE. gom, gome, attention; akin to AS.
ge['o]mian, gyman, to regard, observe, gyme care, OS. gomean
to heed, Goth. gaumjan to see, notice.]
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1. Capacity; shrewdness; common sense. [Colloq.]
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One does not have gumption till one has been
properly cheated. --Lord Lytton.
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2. (Paint.)
(a) The art of preparing colors. --Sir W. Scott.
(b) Megilp. --Fairholt.
3. initiative; resourcefulness.
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4. Courage; guts.
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