proficient
Example Sentences
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More than half of high-school grads matriculate to college, even though only 35% of 12th graders score proficient in reading and 22% in math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
He’s equally proficient on clarinet, providing intermittent solos of captivating beauty.
Law-enforcement officers at the same time have been taking commercial drivers off the road who are deemed not to be proficient in English.
Unified third-graders tested as proficient or better in English language arts, closing most of a nearly five-percentage-point gap with the state over three years.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s not enough to just be technically proficient,” he said.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
