proficient
Example Sentences
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She said she went out on her e-bike to "become more proficient".
From BBC
More than half of high-school grads matriculate to college, even though only 35% of 12th graders score proficient in reading and 22% in math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
He’s equally proficient on clarinet, providing intermittent solos of captivating beauty.
Law-enforcement officers at the same time have been taking commercial drivers off the road who are deemed not to be proficient in English.
Unified third-graders tested as proficient or better in English language arts, closing most of a nearly five-percentage-point gap with the state over three years.
From Los Angeles Times
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