GRE Word List
PENCHANT
a strong and continued inclination
The meaning of the word penchant is a strong and continued inclination.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
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| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| paradigm | example |
| concur | to express agreement |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
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| homily | a usually short sermon |
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