avocation

Day 2Level 3

av-uh-KEY-shuhn

hobby

a hobby or other activity done in addition to principal occupation especially for pleasure

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

sideline, recreation

Antonyms:

vocation, work

Example Sentence:

Dennis started writing novels as an avocation but it soon became his profession.

Related Words

adept

uh-DROYT

cleverly skillful; adept

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AL-troo-iz-uhm

practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others; being self-sacrificing

uncertainty

am-BIV-uh-luhns

the quality of having opposing ideas or feelings

chronological error

uh-NAAK-ruh-nih-suhm

something or someone misplaced in time

pertaining to trees

ahr-BAWR-ee-uhl

pertaining to trees

refuge

uh-SAHY-luhm

a place of refuge