versant

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Neither candidate fell into the traps the other side tried to lay in advance: She seemed versant on the issues; he didn’t lose his cool or condescend uncomfortably.

From New York Times

A gadget lover, Alexander is known to roll up his sleeves to become versant with the latest security technologies.

From Reuters

Llan means a level place generally, as most of your readers who are versant in those subjects know.

From Project Gutenberg

It appears that he was versant in the spasmodic diseases of women; and no more was wanting to induce the vulgar to regard him as a sorcerer, or performer of miracles.

From Project Gutenberg

Remarks.—Previous authors who treated Syrrhophus placed this species in the western complex, because it occurs on the Pacific versant and has a reduced outer palmar tubercle.

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