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Adequate (adjective)
Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
“acceptable|correspondent|proportionate|satisfactory|sufficient”
“inadequate”
“powers adequate to a great work”
“an adequate definition”
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Adequate (verb)
To equalize; to make adequate.
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Adequate (verb)
To equal.
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Proficient (adjective)
Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
“He was a proficient writer with an interest in human nature.”
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Proficient (noun)
An expert.
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Adequate (adjective)
satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity
“adequate resources and funding”
“this office is perfectly adequate for my needs”
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Proficient (adjective)
competent or skilled in doing or using something
“I was proficient at my job”
“she felt reasonably proficient in Italian”
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Proficient (noun)
a person who is proficient
“he became a proficient in Latin and Greek”