Word Group : Beginner / Amateur
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Word
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Meaning
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Sentence
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1
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Dilettante
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A person who cultivates an area
of interest, without real commitment or knowledge
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He’s a bit of a dilettante as far
as wine is concerned
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2
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Fledgling
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1.
A young bird that has just fledged
2.
A person or organization that is immature,
inexperienced, or underdeveloped
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1.
The bird had been ringed as a fledgling
2.
The country’s fledgling democracy
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3
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Neophyte
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1. A
person who is new to a subject or activity
2. A
new convert to a religion
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Four day cooking classes are
offered to neophytes and experts
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4
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Novitiate
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The period or state of being a novice, especially in a
religious order
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In 1868 he began a three-year novitiate
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5
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Proselyte
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A person who has converted from
one opinion, religion, or party to another
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An adult proselyte who had only
recently been baptized
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6
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Tyro
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A beginner or novice
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He is still a tyro
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