The letters STEP stand for the Society for Testing English Proficiency.
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Proficiency
/pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/
Synonyms for "proficiency" (179 found)
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Closest matches (36)
Noun(9 words)
abilitiesability degreeaccomplishmentadeptsapplied skill developmentapplied skillfulnessapply skillarea of knowledgebe capable of
abilityablenessaddressadeptnessadequacyadroitnessadvanceadvancementairmanshipall-knowingnessanabasisaptitudeartartfulnessartificeartisanshipartistrybravurabrilliancecaliber
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Adjective(3 words)
applied skill proficiencybasic proficiencyclear understanding
Verb(1 words)
build a skill
Strong matches (54)
clevernesscommandcompetencecompetencyconditioncontrolcoordinationcraftcraftsmanshipcross-disciplinary knowledgecunningdeep knowledgedeftnessdexteritydexterousnessdextrousnessdiplomacyefficacyefficiencyencyclopedic knowledge
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expertiseexpertnessextensive knowledgefacilityfacultyfinessefitnessfittednessflairgeneral knowledgegeniusgoodsgracegriphandinessheadwayhorsemanship
Adjective(4 words)
clinical techniquecritical analysisdutch efficiëntiegreat achievement
Noun(12 words)
competencecompetencescompetencycomplete controlconcept masteryconquestcreative problem solvingexercise skillexpertisefacilitiesfamiliarityfield competence
Verb(1 words)
gain a skill
Related words (89)
Noun(24 words)
immunoassay knowledgeis able toknowledgelanguage levellanguage skills developmentlearninglevellinguistic fluencymasteringmasterymeasure language competencemore fluentlymusicianshipprofessional competenceprofessionalismratingreading understandingskillskill readinessskills
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ingeniousnessingenuityknackknow howknow-howknowledgemarchmarksmanshipmastershipmasterymaturityomniscienceongoingpansophypolyhistorypolymathypractical abilitypreparednessprofound knowledgeprogress
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prowessqualificationquicknessreadinessresourceresourcefulnessripenesssavoir fairesavoir-fairesavvyscienceseamanshipseasoningskillskillfulnessspecial knowledgestylesufficiencysuitabilitysuitablenesssuitednesssusceptibilitytacttactfulnesstalenttechnical brilliancetechnical masterytechnical skilltechniquetemperingthe goodsthe stufftimingtrimvirtuositywhat it takeswitwizardryworkmanship
Verb(1 words)
learn a skill
Adjective(5 words)
long throw accuracymusical skilloperational competencepractical skillprofessional fluency
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8 entriesacademic proficiencyartistic proficiencylinguistic proficiencymathematical proficiencyoral proficiencyreading proficiencyspeaking proficiencywriting proficiency
Collocations
6 entriesacademic proficiencylanguage proficiencyproficiency levelproficiency testreading proficiencywriting proficiency
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
He has increased his proficiency in English greatly.
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Her proficiency in English rapidly improved.
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Last year, I sat for the Level N3 Japanese Language Proficiency Test examination.
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