Related Words for penchant

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predilection
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Noun, Noun
preference
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Noun, Noun
taste
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Noun, Noun
proclivity
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Noun
propensity
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Noun
knack
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Noun
aversion
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Noun
unabashed
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Adjective
fondness
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Noun
notorious
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Adjective
inordinate
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Adjective
fond
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Adjective
tendency
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Noun
prodigious
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Adjective
fascination
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Noun
incessant
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Adjective
predisposition
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Noun
unapologetic
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Adjective
relentless
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Adjective
prone
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Adjective
preoccupation
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Noun
reticence
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Noun
obsession
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Noun
obsessive
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Adjective
unbridled
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Adjective
keen
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Adjective
peculiar
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Adjective
flair
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Noun
copious
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Adjective
occasional
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Adjective
tenacity
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Noun
indulging
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Verb
flamboyant
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Adjective
compulsive
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Adjective
maniacal
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Adjective
brazen
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Noun
dubious
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Adjective
adamant
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Adjective
continual
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Adjective
inclination
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Noun
habitual
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Adjective
oddball
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Noun
seeming
/x
Verb
disinterest
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Noun
uncharacteristic
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Adjective
averse
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Adjective
unrelenting
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Adjective
inveterate
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Adjective
freakish
/x
Adjective
quirk
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Noun
idiosyncratic
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Adjective
aptitude
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Noun
assiduous
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Adjective
punctilious
x/xx
Adjective
insistence
x/x
Noun
cheeky
/x
Adjective
preternatural
/x/xx
Adjective
voracious
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Adjective
concomitant
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Noun
unorthodox
x/xx
Adjective
frequent
/x
Adjective
fetish
/x
Noun
antipathy
x/xx
Noun
zealous
/x
Adjective
disregard
xx/
Noun
fervent
/x
Adjective
nonchalance
/x/
Noun
disdain
x/
Noun
outlandish
x/x
Adjective
newfound
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Noun
affinity
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Noun
audacity
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Noun
dabbling
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Verb
bent
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Noun
mind
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Noun
partiality
xx/xx
Noun
disposition
xx/x
Noun
leaning
/x
Verb
grain
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Noun
appetite
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Noun
bias
/x
Noun
love
/
Noun
attraction
x/x
Noun
infatuation
xxx/x
Noun
sense
/
Noun
weakness
/x
Noun
enthusiasm
x/xxx
Noun
flavor
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Noun
indulgence
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Noun
pleasure
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Noun
notion
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Noun
eagerness
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Noun
avidity
x/xx
Noun
twist
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Noun
liking
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Noun
delicacy
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Noun
preferment
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Noun
desire
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Noun
touch
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Noun
sympathy
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Noun
whiff
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Noun
talent
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Noun
favor
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Noun
relish
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Noun
grasping
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Verb
discernment
x/x
Noun
mindfulness
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Noun
temptation
x/x
Noun
trend
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Noun
orientation
xxx/x
Noun
determination
xxx/x
Noun
zest
/
Noun
acidity
x/xx
Noun
sharpness
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Noun
attitude
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Noun
caprice
x/
Noun
scent
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Noun
enchantment
x/x
Noun
solicitude
x/xx
Noun
mood
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Noun
punning
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Noun
hyperbole
x/xx
Noun
blondes
/
Noun
moralizing
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Noun
unilateralism
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Noun
wordplay
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Noun
nicknames
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Noun
overstatement
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Noun
showmanship
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Noun
pranks
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Noun
understatement
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Noun
sensationalism
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Noun
secrecy
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Noun
melodrama
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Noun
exaggeration
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Noun
procrastination
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Noun
dramatization
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Noun
gambling
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Noun
jokes
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Noun
acronyms
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Noun
irrepressible
xx/xx
Adjective
orderliness
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Noun
intrigue
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Noun
neatness
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Noun
mischief
/x
Noun
storytelling
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Noun
tinkering
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Verb
improvisation
xxx/x
Noun
polemics
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Noun
sarcasm
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Noun
addiction
x/x
Noun
affection
x/x
Noun, Verb
ascendancy
x/xx
Noun
camber
/x
Noun, Verb
custom
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
disinclination
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Noun
distaste
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Noun, Verb
emphasis
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Noun
kneeling
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Noun
predominance
x/xx
Noun
preeminence
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Noun
reluctance
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Noun
style
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Noun, Verb
susceptibility
xxx/xx
Noun
thing
/
Noun, Verb
tilt
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Noun, Verb
tradition
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Noun, Verb
unwillingness
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Noun
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb
no
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Noun, Adverb, Adjective
milestone
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Noun, Verb
sorta
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Adverb
anymore
xx/
Adverb
literally
/xxx
Adverb
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective
expression
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Noun