- Dogs have a penchant for chasing cats and mail carriers.
penitent (PEN uh tunt) adj sorry; repentant; contrite
Mnemonic:- Julie was penitent when Kanye explained how much pain she had caused him.
- The two boys tried to sound penitent at the police station, but they weren’t really sorry
that they had herded the sheep into Mr. Ingersoll’s house. They were impenitent.
pragmatic (prag MAT ik) adj practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than
theory
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