Vocabulary - Word Group 4

Word Group : Beginner / Amateur

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Word
Meaning
Sentence
1
Dilettante
A person who cultivates an area of interest, without real commitment or knowledge
He’s a bit of a dilettante as far as wine is concerned
2
Fledgling
1.     A young bird that has just fledged
2.     A person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped
1.     The bird had been ringed as a fledgling
2.     The country’s fledgling democracy

3
Neophyte
1.     A person who is new to a subject or activity
2.     A new convert to a religion
Four day cooking classes are offered to neophytes and experts
4
Novitiate
The period or state of being a novice, especially in a religious order
In 1868 he began a three-year novitiate
5
Proselyte
A person who has converted from one opinion, religion, or party to another
An adult proselyte who had only recently been baptized
6
Tyro
A beginner or novice
He is still a tyro


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