Word of the Day: PENCHANT

Tendency or taste

penchant (noun) - a strong habitual inclination or liking for something [pen-chuhnt]

BREAKDOWN: PENS- (to consider or weigh) + -ANT (state of)

• pendant can mean a hanging piece of jewelry, a hanging light source, or anything hanging [SAME ROOTS]

See also: dispensation, pensive, propensity

“History, too, has a penchant for giving birth to itself over and over again, and those whom it appoints agents of change and progress do not always accept their destinies willingly.” —Aberjhani