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Penchant

/pˈɛntʃənt/
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(noun) Taste, liking, or inclination (for).

He has a penchant for whistling at pretty ladies he sees on the street.
Women have a natural penchant for the mysterious.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She had a ____ for collecting vintage maps and had covered every wall of her study with them.

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