Ability and Stimulus

Ability

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

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

Nearby Word: able

Stimulus noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Ability and stimulus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Stimulus".

physical	physical ability	physical stimulus
special	special ability	special stimulus
normal	normal ability	normal stimulus
specific	specific ability	specific stimulus
Other adjectives: certain, extreme, new, less.

It is not really telepathy and he isn't wholly sure how he gained that ability but he speculates it is a result of his senses being sharpened to cope with the lack of external stimulus after spending several years in solitary confinement.

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