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Things competence often describes ("competence ________")
How competence often is described ("________ competence")
- cognitive
- immunologic
- scientific
- interpersonal
- necessary
- greater
- bilingual
- grammatical
- reasonable
- institutional
- organizational
- conversational
- emotional
- legal
- cultural
- specialized
- mathematical
- exclusive
- linguistic
- semantic
- legislative
- pragmatic
- civic
- moderate
- sociolinguistic
- sufficient
- equal
- administrative
- professional
- minimal
- vocational
- superior
- basic
- modest
- scholarly
- occupational
- personal
- judicial
- overall
- clinical
- multicultural
- social
- functional
- intellectual
- relational
- distinctive
- strategic
- behavioral
- intercultural
- immunological
- mental
- technological
- communicative
- immune
- parental
- managerial
- literary
- musical
- academic
- special
- individual
- developmental
- limited
- technical
- neutral
