potency vs skill

potency

noun
  • The ability or capacity to perform something 

  • Concentration; strength 

  • Sexual virility: the ability to become erect or achieve orgasm. 

  • Potentiality, ability, capacity. 

  • Power, authority. 

skill

noun
  • Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate. 

verb
  • To know; to understand. 

  • To have knowledge or comprehension; discern. 

  • To set apart; separate. 

  • To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to). 

  • To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous. 

  • To spend acquired points in exchange for skills. 

adj
  • Great, excellent. 

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