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61pen|chant — «PEHN chuhnt», noun. a strong taste or liking; inclination: »a penchant for taking long walks. SYNONYM(S): bent. ╂[< French penchant, (literally) present participle of Old French pencher to incline < Vulgar Latin pendicāre < Latin… …
62pen|e|trate — «PEHN uh trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing. –v.t. 1. to get into or through: »A bullet can penetrate this wall, or two inches into that wall. 2. to pierce through: »Our eyes could not penetrate the darkness …
63pen|e|tra|tion — «PEHN uh TRAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or power of penetrating: »Only a drill will make penetration of that wall possible. 2. the act of entering a country and gaining influence there: »economic penetration. 3. Figurative. sharpness of intellect; …
64pen|e|trom|e|ter — «PEHN uh TROM uh tuhr», noun. an instrument designed to measure the density, compactness, or penetrability of a substance. A marine penetrometer records the firmness of the sediment at the bottom of the ocean. »The penetrometer was designed for… …
65pen|i|cil|lin — «PEHN uh SIHL ihn», noun. a very powerful drug for destroying bacteria. It is made from a fungus or penicillium mold. Penicillin is effective against various harmful bacteria, such as some strains of staphylococci, gonococci, and pneumococci.… …
66pen|i|tence — «PEHN uh tuhns», noun. sorrow for sinning or doing wrong; repentance. ╂[< Old French penitence, learned borrowing from Latin paenitentia < paenitēns, entis,present participle of paenitēre repent. See etym. of doublet penance. (Cf.… …
67Pen|i|ten|te — «PEHN uh TEHN tay, tee», noun. a member of a religious order of flagellants among certain Spanish American natives of New Mexico and southern Colorado, who practice flagellantism especially during Holy Week. ╂[< American Spanish Penitente… …
68pen|nant — «PEHN uhnt», noun. 1. a flag, usually long and tapering, used on ships for signaling or identification, or as a school banner. 2. a flag taken as an emblem of superiority or success, especially in an athletic contest: »The mad pace of the Dodgers …
69pen|ny-a-lin|er — «PEHN ee uh LY nuhr», noun. a person who writes, as for a newspaper, at a penny a line or some low rate; hack writer …
70pen|ny|worth — «PEHN ee WURTH», noun. 1. as much as can be bought for a penny. 2. Figurative. a small amount: »Give me a pennyworth of advice. 3. Figurative. a bargain (good, bad, fair, cheap, or otherwise): »Man …
