Ability Flashcards
adept
Very skillful
acme
The highest point of achievement
aptitude
a. Natural ability; talent
b. Quickness in understanding; intelligence
astute
Having shrewd judgement; observant, clever, and cunning
finesse
a. To achieve a goal or handle a situation with subtle skill
b. Refinement, delicacy, and skill
c. Subtle, skillful handling of a potentially difficult situation
painstaking
Marked by or requiring great care; demanding extended or extreme effort, or diligence
precocious
Showing unusually early development or maturity
prodigy
A person, often young, with exceptional talents or powers
resourceful
Effective and imaginative in solving problems; practical
virtuoso
A very skilled musician or other type of artist; an expert or master artist