Able and Put up

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Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.

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Put up and able are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Put up" instead an adjective "Able".

Nearby Word: ability

Put up verb - To fix in an upright position.

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Able and put up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Able" instead an adjective "Put up".

Sinestro without his ring is still able to put up a decent fight against both Hal and John (both similarly depowered).

Source: Badass Normal / Comic Books
However, in a few cases it's shown that her cocky façade is just that, and when she is no longer able to put up that façade she collapses into a ball of nerves.

Source: Nervous Wreck
Though he's able to put up a bit of a fight at first, Kyurem very quickly starts overwhelming and beating on him.

Source: Anime / Pokémon: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice

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