practise β habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
practice β habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
tendency β a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result: the tendency of falling bodies toward the earth.
custom β A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
style β a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character: the baroque style; The style of the house was too austere for their liking.
thing β (in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
usage β a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice: the usages of the last 50 years.
addiction β Addiction is the condition of taking harmful drugs and being unable to stop taking them.
bent β Bent is the past tense and past participle of bend.
bias β Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing.
constitution β The constitution of a country or organization is the system of laws which formally states people's rights and duties.
consuetude β an established custom or usage, esp one having legal force
convention β A convention is a way of behaving that is considered to be correct or polite by most people in a society.
dependence β Your dependence on something or someone is your need for them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
disposition β the predominant or prevailing tendency of one's spirits; natural mental and emotional outlook or mood; characteristic attitude: a girl with a pleasant disposition.
fashion β a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
fixation β the act of fixing or the state of being fixed.
gravitation β Physics. the force of attraction between any two masses. Compare law of gravitation. an act or process caused by this force.
groove β a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
habitude β customary condition or character: a healthy mental habitude.
impulsion β the act of impelling, driving onward, or pushing.
inclination β a disposition or bent, especially of the mind or will; a liking or preference: Much against his inclination, he was forced to resign.
make-up β the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
mannerism β a habitual or characteristic manner, mode, or way of doing something; distinctive quality or style, as in behavior or speech: He has an annoying mannerism of tapping his fingers while he talks. They copied his literary mannerisms but always lacked his ebullience.
penchant β a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something: a penchant for outdoor sports.
persuasion β the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
praxis β practice, as distinguished from theory; application or use, as of knowledge or skills.
predisposition β the fact or condition of being predisposed: a predisposition to think optimistically.
proclivity β natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
prone β having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable: to be prone to anger.
propensity β a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.
rule β a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
rut β the periodically recurring sexual excitement of the deer, goat, sheep, etc.
set β to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
susceptibility β state or character of being susceptible: susceptibility to disease.
turn β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
use β to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
weakness β the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
wont β accustomed; used (usually followed by an infinitive): He was wont to rise at dawn.
second nature β an acquired habit or tendency in one's character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him.
