Words that rhyme with penchant

• agent 0
  n 1: an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents" 2: a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations 3: a substance that exerts some force or effect 4: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission [syn: agent, factor, broker] 5: any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau [syn: agent, federal agent] 6: the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause [syn: agentive role, agent]
• allegiant 0
  adj 1: steadfast in devotion (especially to your lawful monarch or government); "it is impossible to be allegiant to two opposing forces"
• astringent 0
  adj 1: sour or bitter in taste [syn: acerb, acerbic, astringent] 2: tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; "astringent cosmetic lotions" [ant: nonastringent] n 1: a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals [syn: astringent, astringent drug, styptic]
• cogent 0
  adj 1: powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument" [syn: cogent, telling, weighty]
• contingent 0
  adj 1: possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses" 2: determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" [syn: contingent, contingent on(p), contingent upon(p), dependent on(p), dependant on(p), dependent upon(p), dependant upon(p), depending on(p)] 3: uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain"- George Eliot n 1: a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics" 2: a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent" [syn: contingent, detail]
• convergent 0
  adj 1: tending to come together from different directions [ant: divergent, diverging]
• cotangent 0
  n 1: ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right- angled triangle [syn: cotangent, cotan]
• delinquent 0
  adj 1: guilty of a misdeed; "delinquent minors" 2: failing in what duty requires; "derelict (or delinquent) in his duty"; "neglectful of his duties"; "remiss of you not to pay your bills" [syn: derelict, delinquent, neglectful, remiss] 3: past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account" [syn: delinquent, overdue] n 1: a young offender [syn: delinquent, juvenile delinquent]
• diligent 0
  adj 1: quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business" [syn: diligent, persevering] 2: characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks; "a diligent detective investigates all clues"; "a diligent search of the files" [ant: negligent]
• divergent 0
  adj 1: diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion" 2: tending to move apart in different directions [syn: divergent, diverging] [ant: convergent]
• overindulgent 0
  adj 1: excessively indulgent
• pageant 0
  n 1: an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes [syn: pageant, pageantry] 2: a rich and spectacular ceremony [syn: pageant, pageantry]
• plangent 0
  adj 1: loud and resounding; "plangent bells"; "the plangent minority"
• pungent 0
  adj 1: strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"; "the acrid smell of burning rubber" [syn: pungent, acrid] 2: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" [syn: barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious]
• refulgent 0
  adj 1: radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent sunset" [syn: beaming, beamy, effulgent, radiant, refulgent]
• regent 0
  adj 1: acting or functioning as a regent or ruler; "prince- regent" n 1: members of a governing board [syn: regent, trustee] 2: someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch
• resurgent 0
  adj 1: rising again as to new life and vigor; "resurgent nationalism" [syn: resurgent, renascent]
• sentient 0
  adj 1: endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; "the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage"- T.E.Lawrence [syn: sentient, animate] [ant: insensate, insentient] 2: consciously perceiving; "sentient of the intolerable load"; "a boy so sentient of his surroundings"- W.A.White
• sequent 0
  adj 1: in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" [syn: consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, successive] 2: following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" [syn: attendant, consequent, accompanying, concomitant, incidental, ensuant, resultant, sequent]
• sergeant 0
  n 1: any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal 2: a lawman with the rank of sergeant [syn: police sergeant, sergeant] 3: an English barrister of the highest rank [syn: serjeant-at- law, serjeant, sergeant-at-law, sergeant]
• stringent 0
  adj 1: demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" [syn: rigorous, stringent, tight]
• subsequent 0
  adj 1: following in time or order; "subsequent developments" [ant: antecedent]
• tangent 0
  n 1: a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point 2: ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle [syn: tangent, tan]
• trenchant 0
  adj 1: having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant criticism" [syn: searching, trenchant] 2: characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument" [syn: hard-hitting, trenchant] 3: clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong" [syn: clear-cut, distinct, trenchant]
• unintelligent 0
  adj 1: lacking intelligence; "a dull job with lazy and unintelligent co-workers" [syn: unintelligent, stupid] [ant: intelligent]
• urgent 0
  adj 1: compelling immediate action; "too pressing to permit of longer delay"; "the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!'"; "bridges in urgent need of repair" [syn: pressing, urgent]
• serjeant 0
  n 1: an English barrister of the highest rank [syn: serjeant- at-law, serjeant, sergeant-at-law, sergeant]
• duchamp 0
  n 1: French artist who immigrated to the United States; a leader in the dada movement in New York City; was first to exhibit commonplace objects as art (1887-1968) [syn: Duchamp, Marcel Duchamp]
• etchant 0
• sejant 0
• ringent 0

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