GRE Word List
ADEPT
thoroughly proficient : expert
The meaning of the word adept is thoroughly proficient : expert.
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laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
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fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
regicide | a person who kills a king |
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