competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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puzzle
verb
- To cause to be unclear in mind or intent: addle, befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discombobulate, dizzy, fuddle, jumble, mix up, muddle, mystify, perplex.
Informal: throw.
Idiom:
make one's head reel (or swim) (or whirl). See
clear, feelings
phrasal verb
puzzle out
- To find the key to (a code, for example): break, crack, decipher, decrypt. See
knowledge
noun
- Anything that arouses curiosity or perplexes because it is unexplained, inexplicable, or secret: conundrum, enigma, mystery, perplexity, puzzler, riddle. See
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