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  • 21Tendency — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Tendency >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 tendency tendency Sgm: N 1 aptness aptness aptitude Sgm: N 1 proneness proneness proclivity bent turn tone bias set leaning to …

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  • 22Skill — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Skill >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 skill skill skillfulness address Sgm: N 1 dexterity dexterity dexterousness Sgm: N 1 adroitness adroitness expertness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 proficiency …

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  • 23aptitude — n. 1. Turn, disposition, genius, gift, knack, endowment, talent, faculty, capacity, capableness, tendency, inclination, bent, bias, proclivity, proneness, propensity, forte, aptness. 2. Readiness (at learning), quickness, cleverness, ability,… …

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  • 24knack — noun 1) a knack for making money Syn: gift, talent, flair, genius, instinct, faculty, ability, capability, capacity, aptitude, aptness, bent, forte, facility; technique, method, trick, skill …

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  • 25aptitude — n 1. ability, capability, proficiency; gift, talent, endowment, faculty, facility, flair, knack, forte; capacity, potential, the stuff, Inf. what it takes, U.S. Inf. the goods; predilection, proclivity, propensity; inclination, tendentiousness,… …

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  • 26Abilities — Ability A*bil i*ty ([.a]*b[i^]l [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Abilities} ([.a]*b[i^]l [i^]*t[i^]z). [F. habilet[ e], earlier spelling habilit[ e] (with silent h), L. habilitas aptitude, ability, fr. habilis apt. See {Able}.] The quality or state of being …

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  • 27Ability — A*bil i*ty ([.a]*b[i^]l [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Abilities} ([.a]*b[i^]l [i^]*t[i^]z). [F. habilet[ e], earlier spelling habilit[ e] (with silent h), L. habilitas aptitude, ability, fr. habilis apt. See {Able}.] The quality or state of being able;… …

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  • 28Aptitude — Apt i*tude, n. [F. aptitude, LL. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus. See {Apt}, and cf. {Attitude}.] 1. A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn.… …

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  • 29Brittleness — Brit tle*ness, n. Aptness to break; fragility. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 30Deceptiveness — De*cep tive*ness, n. The power or habit of deceiving; tendency or aptness to deceive. [1913 Webster] …

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