| acme | (n.) The highest point of achievement |
| adept | (adj.) Very skillful |
| aptitude | (n.) A. Natural ability; talent. B. Quickness in understanding; intelligence |
| astute | (adj.) Having shrewd judgement; observant, clever, and cunning |
| finesse | (v.) To acheive a goal or handle a situation with subtle skill; (n.) refinement, delicacy, and skill; (n.) subtle skillful handling of a potentially difficult situation |
| painstaking | (adj.) marked by or requiring great care, demanding extended or extreme effort or diligence |
| precocious | (adj.) Showing unusually early development or maturity |
| prodigy | (noun) A person, often young, with exceptional talents or powers |
| resourceful | (adj.) effective and imaginative in solving problems; practical |
| virtuoso | (n.) A very skilled musician or other type of artist; an expert or master artist |