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dilettante

I have been making notes of words I would like to learn, but I haven’t really had the time to dedicate to this goal lately. I hope to come back to it.

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bricolage \bree-koh-LAHZH\ noun

: construction achieved by using whatever comes to hand; also : something constructed in this way

Example sentence:
Knowing that the motor was assembled from a hasty bricolage of junk parts, Raphael had little hope that it would run effectively.

My sentence:
I made a shoebox model of my yard with a bricolage of toothpicks, yarn, buttons and other items in my junk drawer.

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esoteric \es-uh-TAIR-ik\ adjective

*1 : designed for or understood by a small number of people; broadly: difficult to understand
2 : private, confidential

Example sentence:
Computer programming was once an esoteric subject, but beginner courses and how-to books have made it easier to grasp.

My sentence:
Many students complained the SATs were esoteric because their school didn’t teach them half the material on the tests.

stonewall \STOHN-wawl\ verb

intransitive verb
1 chiefly British : to engage in obstructive parliamentary debate or delaying tactics
*2 : to be uncooperative, obstructive, or evasive
transitive verb : to refuse to comply or cooperate with

Example sentence:
The legendary actress granted the reporter a rare interview, but she stonewalled when he asked about her reputed affair with the senator.

My sentence:
Brian’s mother was very reserved and respectful during the meeting, but she stonewalled as soon as the principal suggested her son should be suspended.

dilettante \DIL-uh-tahnt\ noun

1 : an admirer or lover of the arts
2 : a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler

Example sentence:
“He continued a dilettante, never quite abandoning his art, but working at it fitfully, and talking more about it than working at it.” (William Dean Howells, The Rise of Silas Lapham)

My sentence:
*The young dilettante applied for a volunteer usher position at the theatre so she could see the show for free.