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Synonyms
a·dept (ə-dĕpt́)

[Latin adeptus past participle of adipīscī, to attain, ad-, ad-, + apīscī, to grasp.]

adjective 

Very skilled. See synonyms at proficient

noun 

A highly skilled person; an expert: “The adepts in Washington mean to give rather than to take” (Lewis H. Lapham)

derivatives

a·dept́ly
adverb
a·dept́ness
noun