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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ponderousof very great weight
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
decimateto select by lot and kill every tenth man of
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
commensuratecorresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate
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pryto look closely or inquisitively
fiatan authoritative or arbitrary order : decree
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