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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WordMeaning
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
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interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
surmountto prevail over : overcome
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truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond