competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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te·na·cious
 (t  -n   sh s)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
- Holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view.
- Holding together firmly; cohesive:
a tenacious material.
- Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive:
tenacious lint.
- Tending to retain; retentive:
a tenacious memory.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin tenx
, tenc-, holding fast, from ten re, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
te·nacious·ly
(Adverb),
te·nacious·ness
(Noun)
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