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pluck

n. the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord

gutsiness, pluck, pluckiness

n. the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

pick, pluck, cull

v. look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

pluck, plunk, pick

v. pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"

hustle, pluck, roll

v. sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity

overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook

v. rip off; ask an unreasonable price

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spirit

n. a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character

heart, mettle, nerve, spunk

n. the courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

audacity, audaciousness, temerity

n. fearless daring

heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy

n. the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"

choose, take, select, pick out

v. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

sift

v. move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods"

sieve, sift

v. distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"

pull

v. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

choose, prefer, opt

v. select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"

riddle, screen

v. separate with a riddle, as grain from chaff

puree, strain

v. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; "puree the vegetables for the baby"

prefer

v. give preference to one creditor over another

winnow, fan

v. separate the chaff from by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"

take out

v. remove something from a container or an enclosed space

uproot, deracinate

v. move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people"

grab, seize

v. capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

snap

v. bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly"

bamboozle, snow, hoodwink, pull the wool over someone's eyes, lead by the nose, play false

v. conceal one's true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end; "He bamboozled his professors into thinking that he knew the subject well"

trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel

v. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes"

sense

v. comprehend; "I sensed the real meaning of his letter"

gutlessness

n. the trait of lacking courage and determination; fearful of loss or injury

undercharge

v. charge (someone) too little money

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