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Vocab Lesson 11
Vocab Lesson 11 - Great Source's Vocabulary for Achievement: Course 9, Lesson 11
| word | primary definition | secondary definition | language origin | word origin | word origin meaning | tertiary definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acme | noun: highest point of achievement | |||||
| adept | adj: very skillful | Latin | adipisci | to attain | ||
| aptitude | noun: natural ability; talent | noun: quickness in understanding; intelligence | Latin | apere | to fasten | |
| astute | adj: having shrewd judgment; observant, clever, and cunning | (blank) | Latin | astus | craftiness, cunning | |
| finesse | verb: to achieve a goal or handle a situation with subtle skill | noun: refinement, delicacy, and skill | French | finesse | fineness, subtlety | noun: subtle, skillful handling of a potentially difficult situation |
| painstaking | adj: marked by or requiring great care; demanding extended or extreme effort, or diligence | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| precocious | adj: showing unusally early development or maturity | (blank) | Latin | pre | before | (blank) |
| prodigy | noun: a person, often young, with exceptional talents or powers | (blank) | Latin | prodigium | sign, omen | (blank) |
| resourceful | adj: effective and imaginative in solving problems; practical | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| virtuoso | noun: a very skilled musician or other type of artist; an expert or master artist | (blank) | Latin | virtus | excellence | (blank) |