noun (n)

• material for starting a fire(noun.substance)

  Synonym:
  kindling, punk, tinder, touchwood
  

  source: wordnet30
• the courage to carry on(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  He kept fighting on pure spunk.
  

  Synonym:
  heart, mettle, nerve
  

  source: wordnet30
• Wood that readily takes fire; touchwood; also, a kind of tinder made from a species of fungus; punk; amadou.(noun)

  source: webster1913