GRE Word List
ADEPT
thoroughly proficient : expert
The meaning of the word adept is thoroughly proficient : expert.
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| wither | to become dry and sapless |
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| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| heed | to pay attention |
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| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
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