competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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veˇhiˇcle
 (v    -k  l)
KEY
NOUN:
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- A device or structure for transporting persons or things; a conveyance:
a space vehicle.
- A self-propelled conveyance that runs on tires; a motor vehicle.
- A medium through which something is transmitted, expressed, or accomplished:
His novels are a vehicle for his political views.
- The concrete or specific word or phrase that is applied to the tenor of a metaphor and gives the metaphor its figurative power, as walking shadow in
"Life's but a walking shadow"
(Shakespeare).
- A play, role, or piece of music used to display the special talents of one performer or company.
- A substance of no therapeutic value used to convey an active medicine for administration.
- A substance, such as oil, in which paint pigments are mixed for application.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin vehiculum, from vehere, to carry; see wegh- in Indo-European roots
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