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introductory collapse: serving as an introduction or preface; serving to open or begin; "began the slide show with some introductory remarks"

catechumen collapse: a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

aboriginal collapse: having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life"; of or pertaining to members of the indigenous people of Australia; "an Aboriginal rite"

mentor collapse: a wise and trusted guide and advisor; serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"

dilettante collapse: showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish; "his dilettantish efforts at painting"

budding collapse: reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent; beginning to develop; "a budding genius"

rabbi collapse: a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher; spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law

guru collapse: a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher; a recognized leader in some field or of some movement; "a guru of genomics"; each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion

amateur collapse: someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime; does not play for pay; engaged in as a pastime; "an amateur painter"; "gained valuable experience in amateur theatricals"; "recreational golfers"; "reading matter that is both recreational and mentally stimulating"; "unpaid extras in the documentary"

rudimentary collapse: being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary plans"

starets collapse: a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church

elemental collapse: relating to or being an element; "elemental sulphur"; relating to severe atmospheric conditions; "a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard

initial collapse: the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"; occurring at the beginning; "took the initial step toward reconciliation"; mark with one's initials

elementary collapse: easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"; of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing"

beginning collapse: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"; the first part or section of something; "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"; the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war"; the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"; the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

embryonic collapse: in an early stage of development; "the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre"; "an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing"; of an organism prior to birth or hatching; "in the embryonic stage"; "embryologic development"

apprentice collapse: works for an expert to learn a trade; be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master"

formative collapse: minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function; forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"; capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone"; susceptible to alteration by development and experience; "formative years"

literal collapse: without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"; limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation"; avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); "it's the literal truth"

initiate collapse: people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"; someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field; take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"; accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"

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