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Vocab Lesson 11 - Great Source's Vocabulary for Achievement: Course 9, Lesson 11

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acme   noun: highest point of achievement            
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adept   adj: very skillful     Latin   adipisci   to attain    
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aptitude   noun: natural ability; talent   noun: quickness in understanding; intelligence   Latin   apere   to fasten    
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astute   adj: having shrewd judgment; observant, clever, and cunning   (blank)   Latin   astus   craftiness, cunning    
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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  
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painstaking   adj: marked by or requiring great care; demanding extended or extreme effort, or diligence   (blank)   (blank)   (blank)   (blank)   (blank)  
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precocious   adj: showing unusally early development or maturity   (blank)   Latin   pre   before   (blank)  
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prodigy   noun: a person, often young, with exceptional talents or powers   (blank)   Latin   prodigium   sign, omen   (blank)  
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resourceful   adj: effective and imaginative in solving problems; practical   (blank)   (blank)   (blank)   (blank)   (blank)  
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virtuoso   noun: a very skilled musician or other type of artist; an expert or master artist   (blank)   Latin   virtus   excellence   (blank)  
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