adept
a·dept (ə-dĕptʹ)adj. Very skilled. See Synonyms at proficient.n. (ădʹĕpt') A highly skilled person; an expert: “The adepts in Washington mean to give rather than to take” (Lewis H. Lapham). [Latin adeptus, past participle of adipīscī, to attain : ad-, ad- + apīscī, to grasp.] a·deptʹly adv.a·deptʹness n.
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