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adept

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore A words

highly skilled or proficient at something

In a sentence

Adept in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing adept in a sentence.

He proved remarkably adept at defusing tense conversations.

Synonyms
proficientskilleddexterous
Antonyms
ineptunskilledclumsy
Common questions

Questions about “adept

Adept (adjective) means highly skilled or proficient at something
Here is adept used in an example sentence: "He proved remarkably adept at defusing tense conversations."
Common synonyms for adept include proficient, skilled, dexterous.
Antonyms of adept include inept, unskilled, clumsy.
Adept is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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