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proficient |
skilled at; highly knowledgeable of My mother is very proficient in photography; she takes great pictures. |
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factotum |
an assistant who does a variety of jobs, a person hired to do all sort of miscellaneous things My mother uses Ismael as a factotum; he just fixed the AC door. |
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facsimile |
a copy or imitation Please send me a facsimile of the homework we have to do. |
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facile |
too simplistic or easy I thought the math test was facile. |
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expound |
to explain or discuss in detail Can you please expound on what happened when you arrived at Alonzo Morning high school? I want to know all the details. |
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proponent |
one who argues in favor of; supporter My mother is a big proponent of getting ahead on homework during the weekend so that the week is not so hard. |
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infrastructure |
the basic framework of a building or a system St Martin has a pretty poor infrastructure as it is a 3rd world country and doesn't have a lot of money. Some areas are pretty destitute. |
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construe |
to interpret or analyze something in a particular wayto explain or deduce the meaning of; interpret: I construed her silence to mean she didn't agree with out plan. |
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constructive |
having a positive effect; helpful : My sister never takes constructive criticism very well. She always gets real defensive and ends up getting upset. |
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destitute |
having no money; poor Some of the islands our cruiseship stopped at looked quite destitute (poor). Most restaurants were shaks (St Croix). |
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restitution |
payment for an injury; compensation The family of the lady killed by the drunk driver is looking for a multimillion dollar restitution from the drunk driver's family. |
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stature |
1) level of achievement or authority; standing2) the height of a person I hope the UM football team ends up with a decent stature at the end of the season ( a decent standing).I am sure when I done growing, I will end up with a pretty high stature (hopefully 6 feet). |