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Verbal ability is the cognitive ability to use and understand language. The ability may be thought of as having a number of components:

• Language proficiency
• Oral communication
• Verbal communication
• Verbal memory
• Verbal reasoning
• Writing skills
• Written communication

These aspects are assessed using a variety of verbal tests.

See alsoEdit

• Academic aptitude
• Metalinguistics
• Proofreading
• Verbal fluency
• Verbal intelligence
• Verbosity