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Skills, strengths and benefits

Talk about skills, achievements and helpful results.

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Found: 10 words

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ability

noun · 3 examples
  1. She has the ability to explain things clearly.
  2. The test measures reading ability.
  3. I trust your ability to solve this problem.

skill

noun · 3 examples
  1. Cooking is a useful skill.
  2. He developed this skill over many years.
  3. The job requires considerable skill.

talent

noun · 3 examples
  1. She has a talent for drawing.
  2. His musical talent was noticed early.
  3. The school encourages every child's talent.

expertise

noun · 3 examples
  1. We need her technical expertise.
  2. The team lacks expertise in this area.
  3. His expertise helped solve a difficult problem.

experience

noun · 3 examples
  1. She has years of experience in teaching.
  2. I gained valuable experience during the project.
  3. The job requires practical experience.

accomplishment

noun · 3 examples
  1. Finishing the book was a major accomplishment.
  2. She felt proud of this accomplishment.
  3. The bridge is an impressive engineering accomplishment.

merit

noun · 3 examples
  1. The proposal has real merit.
  2. Even critics acknowledged the merit of her argument.
  3. Her work was recognized for its artistic merit.

advantage

noun · 3 examples
  1. Speaking two languages is an advantage.
  2. Our location gives us an advantage.
  3. The main advantage of this bag is its low weight.

benefit

noun · 3 examples
  1. Better sleep is one benefit of regular exercise.
  2. The change brought a clear benefit to the team.
  3. We discussed the main benefit of the new system.

gain

noun · 3 examples
  1. The change produced a small gain in speed.
  2. We saw a clear gain in efficiency.
  3. The extra training brought little gain.

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