Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.

Strong taste or liking for something

Penchant

The correct one-word substitute for "strong taste or liking for something" is penchant.

• Insolvent means unable to pay one's debts.
• Parole means the conditional release of a prisoner before the end of their sentence.
• Ebullient means lively and enthusiastic.
• Penchant means a strong liking or inclination for something.

Penchant is the most appropriate word for this group of words because it specifically refers to a strong liking or inclination for something. The other words do not have the same connotation of liking something very much.