Thesaurus / spunk
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She got up in their faces with a fashionable statement which most of them detest, but she got rave reviews and ovations from people who appreciate her spunk.
THE DEMOCRAT, THE DESIGNER, AND THE DRESS: THE OTHER MESSENGERTRUTHBETOLDOCTOBER 30, 2021TRUTHBETOLD.NEWSShe’s half Greta Thunberg’s age but has all of the teen climate change leader’s spunk.
25 RISING STARS TO TRACK IN 2021DANIEL MALLOYDECEMBER 20, 2020OZYGranted, previously winless Penn State showed some spunk in a 27-17 victory in Ann Arbor.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WINNERS AND LOSERS: PAC-12 PLAYOFF HOPES DISAPPEAR WITH OREGON’S LOSSPATRICK STEVENSNOVEMBER 29, 2020WASHINGTON POSTThe Spunk pretended to be shying—put on the rags as if he was going to try legs with the Devastation.
THE ADVENTURES OF MY COUSIN SMOOTHTIMOTHY TEMPLETONSplit meets the schooner Spunk, Skipper Pluck, afore he begun to get to the line, outside of which he could fish according to law.
THE ADVENTURES OF MY COUSIN SMOOTHTIMOTHY TEMPLETON"I think I should have liked to know Spunk," smiled Marie from the other side of the sewing table.
MISS BILLY'S DECISIONELEANOR H. PORTER"Of course Billy's got Spunk, but—" he hesitated, and smiled a little.
MISS BILLYELEANOR H. PORTERI hope you don't, for I couldn't live without Spunk, and he couldn't live with out me.
MISS BILLYELEANOR H. PORTERAs to Spunk's name—it was not Mrs. Stetson's fault that even that was left undisturbed.
MISS BILLYELEANOR H. PORTERNow when Spunk and I get to training—oh, and you haven't seen Spunk!
MISS BILLYELEANOR H. PORTERWORDS RELATED TO SPUNK
- assumption
- assurance
- audacity
- backbone
- brass
- bravery
- brazenness
- cheek
- chutzpah
- confidence
- coolness
- courage
- crust
- determination
- effrontery
- endurance
- energy
- face
- fearlessness
- firmness
- force
- fortitude
- gall
- gameness
- grit
- guts
- hardihood
- hardiness
- heart
- impertinence
- impudence
- insolence
- intestinal fortitude
- intrepidity
- mettle
- might
- moxie
- pluck
- presumption
- resolution
- sauce
- spirit
- spunk
- starch
- steadfastness
- stomach
- temerity
- vigor
- will
- assumption
- assurance
- audaciousness
- audacity
- boldness
- brashness
- brass
- brazenness
- cheek
- cheekiness
- chutzpah
- cockiness
- crust
- defiance
- discourtesy
- disrespect
- disrespectfulness
- effrontery
- face
- familiarity
- forwardness
- gall
- guts
- gutsiness
- hardiness
- impertinence
- impudency
- incivility
- insolence
- moxie
- nerve
- overconfidence
- pertness
- presumptuousness
- pushiness
- rudeness
- sassiness
- sauciness
- shamelessness
- spunk
- stuff
- temerity
- assumption
- assurance
- audaciousness
- audacity
- boldness
- brashness
- brass
- brazenness
- cheek
- cheekiness
- chutzpah
- cockiness
- crust
- defiance
- discourtesy
- disrespect
- disrespectfulness
- effrontery
- face
- familiarity
- forwardness
- gall
- guts
- gutsiness
- hardiness
- impertinence
- impudency
- incivility
- insolence
- moxie
- nerve
- nerviness
- pertness
- presumptuousness
- pushiness
- rudeness
- sassiness
- sauciness
- shamelessness
- spunk
- stuff
- temerity
- air
- animation
- ardor
- backbone
- boldness
- bounce
- breath
- brio
- character
- complexion
- courage
- dash
- dauntlessness
- disposition
- earnestness
- energy
- enterprise
- enthusiasm
- esprit
- essence
- fire
- force
- gameness
- grit
- guts
- heart
- humor
- jazz
- life
- life force
- liveliness
- mettle
- morale
- motivation
- nerve
- oomph
- outlook
- pertness
- resolution
- resolve
- sparkle
- spunk
- stoutheartedness
- substance
- temperament
- tenor
- verve
- vigor
- vim
- vital spark
- vitality
- vivaciousness
- vivacity
- warmth
- will
- willpower
- zest
- zip
- élan
- air
- animation
- ardor
- backbone
- boldness
- bounce
- breath
- brio
- character
- complexion
- courage
- dash
- dauntlessness
- disposition
- earnestness
- energy
- enterprise
- enthusiasm
- esprit
- essence
- fire
- force
- frame of mind
- gameness
- grit
- guts
- heart
- humor
- jazz
- life
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- liveliness
- mettle
- mood
- morale
- motivation
- nerve
- oomph
- outlook
- psyche
- quality
- resolution
- resolve
- sparkle
- spunk
- stoutheartedness
- substance
- temper
- temperament
- tenor
- verve
- vigor
- vim
- vital spark
- vitality
- vivaciousness
- vivacity
- warmth
- will
- willpower
- zest
- zip
- élan
- ability
- animation
- aptitude
- bounce
- dash
- drive
- effectiveness
- fire
- force
- forcefulness
- get-up-and-go
- gift
- hustle
- intensity
- juice
- knack
- life
- liveliness
- moxie
- muscle
- oomph
- panache
- pep
- pluck
- potency
- power
- presence
- punch
- push
- shine
- spirit
- splash
- spunk
- stamina
- vim
- virility
- vitality
- vivacity
- zeal
- zest
- zing
- zip
- élan
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