gumption


gumption (http://definr.com/gumption)

     n 1: sound practical judgment; "I can't see the sense in doing it
          now"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green
          apples"; "fortunately shw had the sense to run away"
          [syn: common sense, good sense, horse sense, sense,
           mother wit]
     2: (informal) fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the
        guts to try it" [syn: backbone, grit, guts, moxie,
         sand]