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English Synonyms and Antonyms

by James Champlin Fernald

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Amateur ( page 39 ).

Questions.

1. What is the difference between amateur and connoisseur? between connoisseur and critic? 2. Which word carries a natural implication of superficialness? 3. How do novice and tyro differ from amateur?

Examples.

He was in Logic a great ——
Profoundly skill'd in Analytic;
He could distinguish, and divide
A hair 'twixt south and south-west side.

The greatest works in poetry, painting, and sculpture have not been done by ——.

The mere —— who produces nothing, and whose business is only to judge and enjoy.

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