Ability and Rhetoric

Ability

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

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

Nearby Word: able

Rhetoric noun - Language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere.

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Ability and rhetoric are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Rhetoric".

similar	similar ability	similar rhetoric
natural	natural ability	natural rhetoric
specific	specific ability	specific rhetoric
extreme	extreme ability	extreme rhetoric
Other adjectives: passive, less, amazing.

The Soviets military's ability to actually live up to its rhetoric depended very much on the time-period.

Source: Useful Notes / Reds with Rockets aka: Mi G
For all of their rhetoric, the Wardens never really accepted him as one of their own despite his ability because his betrayal at Ostagar doomed nearly all of Ferelden's Grey Wardens.

Source: Above Good and Evil
Amusingly, none of the Imperial forces are terribly impressed by his rhetoric, and Varan depends heavily upon his psychic ability to enthrall anyone he can speak with or has a line of sight to.

Source: Literature / Ciaphas Cain

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