Related Words for grit

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sand
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
guts
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Verb, Noun, Verb
gumption
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Verb, Noun
backbone
/x
Noun, Noun
tenacity
x/xx
Noun
toughness
/x
Noun
fortitude
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Noun
perseverance
xx/x
Noun
resilience
x/xx
Noun
dirt
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Noun
determination
xxx/x
Noun
roughness
/x
Noun
coarseness
/x
Noun
grime
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Noun
spunk
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Noun
steely
/x
Adjective
swagger
/x
Noun
sass
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Noun
poise
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Noun
resourcefulness
x/xx
Noun
sparkle
/x
Noun
smarts
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Noun
grinding
/x
Noun
teeth
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Noun
bravado
x/x
Noun
sandpaper
/xx
Noun
finesse
x/
Noun
strength
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Noun
dust
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Noun
courage
/x
Noun
fearlessness
/xx
Noun
flinty
/x
Adjective
fineness
/x
Noun
persistence
x/x
Noun
resiliency
x/xx
Noun
gristle
/x
Noun
panache
x/
Noun
stoicism
/xxx
Noun
verve
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Noun
ruthlessness
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Noun
cynicism
/xxx
Noun
ingenuity
xx/xx
Noun
nastiness
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Noun
stubbornness
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Noun
ferocity
x/xx
Noun
glitz
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Noun
brawn
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Noun
sharpness
/x
Noun
honesty
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Noun
glamour
/x
Noun
hardness
/x
Noun
boldness
/x
Noun
ruggedness
/xx
Noun
rasp
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Noun
muck
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Noun
gravel
/x
Noun
optimism
/xxx
Noun
guile
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Noun
ambition
x/x
Noun
zest
/
Noun
sprinkling
/x
Noun
skill
/
Noun
humility
x/xx
Noun
unflinching
x/x
Adjective
vigor
/x
Noun
earnestness
/xx
Noun
softness
/x
Noun
flecks
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Noun
polish
/x
Noun
smoothness
/x
Noun
grinder
/x
Noun
bravery
/xx
Noun
burr
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Name
hustle
/x
Noun
irreverence
x/xx
Noun
brilliance
/x
Noun
harshness
/x
Noun
oozing
/x
Verb
empathy
/xx
Noun
shrewdness
/x
Noun
steadfastness
/xx
Noun
compassion
x/x
Noun
gentility
x/xx
Noun
grindstone
/x
Noun
grist
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Noun
slag
/
Noun
grinding wheel
/x/
Phrase, Noun
chisel
/x
Noun
flint
/
Noun, Adjective
rubber
/x
Noun
slip
/
Noun
riddle
/x
Noun
grog
/
Noun
rind
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Noun
mill
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Noun
brick
/
Noun
grate
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Noun
rubble
/x
Noun
liner
/x
Noun
flaking
/x
Noun
sawdust
/x
Noun
concrete
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Noun
scrap
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Noun
grouting
/x
Noun
vegetal
/xx
Noun
blasting
/x
Verb
screenings
/x
Noun
oyster
/x
Noun
pluck
/
Noun
tempered
/x
Verb
sander
/x
Noun
pebbly
/xx
Adjective
mica
/x
Noun
chaff
/
Noun
tory
/x
Noun
ferruginous
x/xx
Adjective
arena
x/x
Noun
ash
/
Noun, Verb
audacity
x/xx
Noun
bearing
/x
Noun, Adjective
breakfast
/x
Noun, Verb
calcareous
x/xx
Adjective
chalk
/
Noun, Verb
clay
/
Noun, Verb
cloth
/
Noun
compact
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
corn
/
Noun, Verb
cotton
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
edge
/
Noun, Verb
firmness
/x
Noun
food
/
Noun
gamer
/x
Noun
gold
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
grain
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Noun, Verb
gravelly
/xx
Adjective
gross
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
impregnated
x/xx
Verb
intercalated
xxxxx
Adjective
juice
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
marble
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
marly
/x
Adjective
meal
/
Noun, Verb
millstone
/x
Noun
moistened
/x
Verb, Adjective
mortar
/x
Noun, Verb
nerve
/
Noun, Verb
notch
/
Noun, Verb
oatmeal
/x
Noun, Adjective
porous
/x
Adjective
porridge
/x
Noun
revolving
x/x
Adjective, Noun
rouge
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
sable
/x
Noun, Adjective
shake
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Verb, Noun
shingle
/x
Noun, Verb
shot
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
silt
/
Noun, Verb
slate
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
solidity
x/xx
Noun
south
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Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
stamina
/xx
Noun
stomach
/x
Noun, Verb
true
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
wheat
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Noun, Adjective
white
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Adjective, Name, Verb
wool
/
Noun
woollen
/x
Noun, Adjective
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
closet
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
bog
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
grape
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
blow
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
butt
/
Noun, Verb
pidgin
/x
Noun
aisle
/
Noun
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb
dicky
/x
Name, Adjective
salad
/x
Noun
fall
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Verb, Noun