1. Ability

Question 1

Ability

Answer 1

a) possession of the means or skill to do something.

b) talent, skill, or proficiency in a particular area.

• He never mastered the ability to run.
• I have the ability to levitate things.
• Even his ability to find alcohol for a party was adventurous.

Question 2

Qualification

Answer 2

a) an official record showing that you have finished a training course or have the necessary skills, etc.

b) an ability, characteristic, or experience that makes you suitable for a particular job or activity

• You’ll never get a good job if you don’t have any qualifications.
• One of the qualifications you need to work here is a sense of humour!
• The win earned them qualification for the World Cup finals.

Question 3

Capability

Answer 3

a) the ability or power to do something

• With the new machines we finally have the capability (=power) todo the job properly.
• They have the capability to double their exports.

Question 4

Skill

Answer 4

a) a particular ability that you develop through training and experience and that is useful in a job

b) a special ability to do something

• Many young people have never learned the basic skill of good writing.
• Improving your computer skills can help you find higher-paid work.

Question 5

Expertise

Answer 5

a) a high level of knowledge or skill

• I have no expertise in sewing.
• I have a big expertise in finance and computer science.

Question 6

Strength

Answer 6

theabilityto do things that need a lot ofphysical ormentaleffort

a goodcharacteristic

thenumberofpeoplein agroup

Question 7

Capacity

Answer 7

thetotalamountthat can beheld, containedorproduced

someone’sabilityto do aparticularthing

aparticularpositionorjob

Question 8

Talent

Answer 8

someone who has) anaturalabilityto be good at something,especiallywithout beingtaught

peoplewho aresexuallyattractive

Question 9

Ingeniuity

Answer 9

theskillofthinking,performing, or using things in newways,esp. tosolveproblems

Question 10

Competence

Answer 10

the ability to do something well

an important skill that is needed to do a job

thepowerof aperson,business,court, orgovernmenttodealwith something or takelegaldecisions

Question 11

Understanding

Answer 11

knowledgeabout asubject,situation, etc. or about how somethingworks

apositiverelationshipbetween twopeopleorgroupsin which theyfeelsympathyfor each other

aninformalagreementbetweenpeople

something that you havereasontobelieve

Question 12

Intelligent

Answer 12

showingintelligence, orabletolearnandunderstandthingseasily

Question 13

Inability

Answer 13

lackofabilityto do something

Question 14

Want

Answer 14

towishor need someone to bepresent

to need something

Question 15

Incapacity

Answer 15

thefactthat you areunableto do something because you do not have theabilityor you are tooweak

thestateof not beingableto do something such as ajob, usually because of anillness

Question 16

Incompetence

Answer 16

lackof theability,skill, orknowledgethat isneededto do ajoborperformanactioncorrectlyor to asatisfactorystandard

Question 17

Lack

Answer 17

to not have any or enough of something,esp. somethingnecessaryorwanted

Question 18

Weakness

Answer 18

thefactorstateof not beingstrongorpowerful

aparticularpartorqualityof someone or something that is not good oreffective

lackofstrengthorenergy

asituationin which someone or something is at alowlevelor is notstrongorsuccessful

Question 19

Ignorance

Answer 19

lackofknowledge,understanding, orinformationabout something

Question 20

Ineptitude

Answer 20

Neschopnost

thefactof not beingskilledoreffective

• political/social/economicineptitude