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Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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empty

adjective
  1. Containing nothing: bare, blank, clear, vacant, vacuous, void. See full
  2. Lacking value, use, or substance: hollow, idle, otiose, vacant, vain. See full
  3. Lacking intelligent thought or content: blank, empty-headed, inane, vacant, vacuous. See full
  4. Not having a desirable element: barren, destitute, devoid, innocent, lacking, void, wanting. Idiom: in want of. See full
verb
  1. To remove the contents of. Also used with out: clean out, clear, evacuate, vacate, void. See full
  2. To pass or pour out: discharge, flow, issue. See enter

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