Ability and Discretion

Ability

Ability noun - The physical or mental power to do something.

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Discretion and ability are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Discretion" instead a noun "Ability".

Nearby Word: able

Discretion noun - The ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters.

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Ability and discretion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Discretion".

human	human ability	human discretion
full	full ability	full discretion
similar	similar ability	similar discretion
common	common ability	common discretion
Other adjectives: actual, extreme, less, strange.

Saren cannot overtly resist the Illuminati, as they have the ability to shut down his heart and cybernetics at their discretion.

Source: Fanfic / Mass Effect Human Revolution
Clerics can learn a spell known as Imbue With Spell Ability, enabling them to donate some of their other spells to the target, who can cast them at his own discretion.

Source: Super Empowering
Whether this is because Jack is a Badass Normal or the power of an ARM is an Informed Ability is left up to the discretion of the player.

Source: Guns Are Worthless

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