fluent
To be fluent in something — like a language or an instrument — is to be able to use it smoothly and effortlessly.
It takes many years and lots of practice to become fluent in a second language. But when you're finally fluent, you can understand it, speak it, and write easily in it. One French class won't make you fluent — gaining fluency takes years. You can also be fluent in other things that you've practiced and mastered, like cello or computer programming. If you're doing something in a way that makes it look easy, you're fluent.
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expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectivelysynonyms: eloquent, facile, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spokenarticulateexpressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language
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smooth and unconstrained in movement
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Linguistics is the science of language: how words and sentences are structured, how meaning is conveyed, and how our brains learn and understand it. Like any branch of science, linguistics has its own specialized words. This list contains essential terms for word nerds everywhere!
As you read Etgar Keret's "What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?" learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 10's Collection 1: What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?, texts about flag burning, The Lottery