ability

Definition for ability

noun as in power to act, perform

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capability, capacity, competence, intelligence, qualification, skill, strength, talent, understanding

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aptitude, competency, comprehension, dexterity, endowment, facility, faculty, might, potentiality, resourcefulness

noun as in natural or acquired power in a

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capability, expertise, ingenuity, proficiency, skill, strength, talent

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adroitness, bent, cleverness, command, craft, deftness, expertness, finesse, flair, genius, gift, handiness, knack, know-how, mastery, savvy, skillfulness

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mind for, particular activity adeptness, the goods, the right stuff, what it takes

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Skipper said Neuheisel’s ability to explain why he wanted to run plays in certain situations to counter what the defense was doing led to an offense that rolled up a season-high 435 yards of offense, including a season-high 269 on the ground.

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County’s ability to get mutual aid in the first crucial hours.

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Instead, the screeners are carefully crafted to test the pre-reading skills that form the building blocks for literacy, including a child’s ability to manipulate sounds, name objects, and remember a list of words.

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Rhyming, meanwhile, is an early part of phonological awareness — the ability to recognize and manipulate sounds in oral language.

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In another section that checks for a child’s ability to hold attention and process visual information, students might be shown a list of symbols; one symbol is taken away, and the child is asked to remember which one is missing.

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