128. Predilection

From, “Exit Left, Wordlessly,” by Aimee Lee Ball, 1/12/12, The New York Times:

“But it’s often hard to “get” someone else’s pastimes. Some people can’t relate to my predilection for rummaging through piles of old quilts at flea markets, or spending three days cooking cassoulet. This man explained that he loved the horseback riding and the chance, as a divorced father, to bond with his son, then 10 years old.”

Predilection: a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favor of something