Lesson 10 Flashcards

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Consummate

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A. Supremely accomplished or skilled; superior or perfect in every respect ; adj

B. To bring to completion or fulfillment; verb

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Cunning

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A. Marked by or tending to use sly deception; crafty; adj

B. Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity; noun

C. Skill in deception; noun

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Deft

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Quick and skillful; adj

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Endowment

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A. A natural gift, ability, or quality

B. Funds or property donated to an institution, individual, or group as a source of income
NOUN

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Facile

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A. Easy; done or achieved with little effort or difficulty

B. Working, acting, or speaking with effortless ease and fluency

C. Arrived at without sufficient care or effort; superficial
ADJ

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Inept

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Lacking skill or judgment; incompetent; clumsy; adj

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Prescient

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Having foresight; having knowledge of events before they occur; adj

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Proficient

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Able to do something very well; highly skilled; expert; adj

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Prowess

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Superior strength, skill, courage, or daring; noun

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Acuity

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Sharpness of vision or perception; noun

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