WITS
\wˈɪts], \wˈɪts], \w_ˈɪ_t_s]\
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the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception; "he used his wits to get ahead"; "I was scared out of my wits"; "he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind"
By Princeton University
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Senses; understanding; to be at one's wits end, to have exhausted the last known contrivance or plan; to be at a loss what further step or measure to take; to live by one's wits, to live by shifts and expedients, as one without any regular employment or occupation.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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