Main entry: gumption, guts, grit, sand, moxie, backbone
Definition: fortitude and determination
Usage: he didn't have the guts to try it
Main entry: sense, good sense, horse sense, gumption, mother wit, common sense
Definition: sound practical judgment
Usage: 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