competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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spirit
noun
- The vital principle or animating force within living beings: breath, divine spark, élan vital, life force, psyche, soul, vital force, vitality. See
body
- The essential being of a person, regarded as immaterial and immortal: soul. See
be
- A supernatural being, such as a ghost: apparition, bogey, bogeyman, bogle, eidolon, ghost, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, revenant, shade, shadow, specter, visitant, wraith.
Informal: spook.
Regional: haunt. See
beings, supernatural
- The most central and material part: core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, marrow, meat, nub, pith, quintessence, root
1, soul, stuff, substance.
Law: gravamen. See
be
- A temporary state of mind or feeling. Used in plural: frame of mind, humor, mood, temper, vein. See
feelings
- A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner: animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, verve, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip.
Informal: ginger, pep, peppiness.
Slang: oomph. See
action
- The quality of mind enabling one to face danger or hardship resolutely: braveness, bravery, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, fortitude, gallantry, gameness, heart, intrepidity, intrepidness, mettle, nerve, pluck, pluckiness, stoutheartedness, undauntedness, valiance, valiancy, valiantness, valor.
Informal: spunk, spunkiness.
Slang: gut (used in plural), gutsiness, moxie. See
fear
- A prevailing quality, as of thought, behavior, or attitude: climate, mood, temper, tone. See
attitude
verb
- To bring in or take out secretly: smuggle, sneak. See
move
phrasal verb
spirit away
- To seize and detain (a person) unlawfully: abduct, kidnap, snatch. See
crimes, free
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