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   knack

   /nak/

   noun

   • 1. an acquired or natural skill at doing something: "he had a knack for communicating" Similar gifttalentflairgeniusinstinctfacultyabilitycapabilitycapacityaptitudeaptnessbentfortefacilitydexterityadroitnessreadinessquicknessingenuityproficiencyexpertnesscompetencetechniquemethodtrickskillartsecretapproachwayskilfulnessmasteryexpertisehandinessdeftnessinformal:know-howthe hang of somethingOpposite inability
   • ▪ a tendency to do something: "John had the enviable knack of falling asleep anywhere" Similar tendency topropensity forhabit ofway ofproneness toaptness tobent forliability toleaning towardspredisposition todisposition toinclination topenchant forreadiness to

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally denoting a clever or deceitful trick): probably related to obsolete knack ‘sharp blow or sound’, of imitative origin (compare with Dutch knak ‘crack, snap’).

   Scrabble Points: 15

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