Ability and Vocation

Ability

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

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

Nearby Word: able

Vocation noun - The activity by which one regularly makes a living.

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Ability and vocation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ability" instead a noun "Vocation".

particular	particular ability	particular vocation
similar	similar ability	similar vocation
specific	specific ability	specific vocation
single	single ability	single vocation
Other adjectives: strong, actual, main, magic, new, secondary, primary, different.

The thief vocation's skill "Eye for Trouble" reveals a second page of flavor text for each monster observed using the ability along with revealing both possible item drops regardless of which items the player has attained from the monster.

Source: Video Game / Dragon Quest
If your vocation be shoeing horses, or painting pictures, and you can do one or the other better than your fellows, then you are a fool if you are not proud of your ability.

Source: Literature / John Carter of Mars
This means that if you master a vocation and switch to another one, you lose the ability to use those powerful skills.

Source: Video Game / Dragon Quest VII

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