Qualified and Special

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Qualified adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.

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Special and qualified are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Special" instead an adjective "Qualified".

Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.

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Qualified and special are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Qualified" instead an adjective "Special".

Special mention must go to Geraldine Granger, the titular character of the British sitcom The Vicar of Dibley, who has revealed her full name in two episodes, and qualified for both of these tropes.

Source: Embarrassing Middle Name
Her gymnastics teacher is announcing who qualified for a special traveling team, and Karen stands up to greet the teacher and "accept" the invitation right before she reads the last name; one of her classmates grabbed her and yanked her back down before she could embarrass herself further.

Source: Assumed Win
In Final Fantasy VIII, most of the playable characters are Special Forces qualified teenaged mercenaries who've been in training since before they reached puberty.

Source: Conditioned to Accept Horror

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