peculiarity intrusive influx subsist postulate

peculiarity

pe·cu·li·ar·i·ty /pɪˌkjuːliˈærəti, pɪˌkjuːliˈærɪti/noun (plural peculiarities)

1. [countable] something that is a feature of only one particular place, person, situation etc
   • peculiarity of
     • The lack of a written constitution is a peculiarity of the British political system.
2. [countable] a strange or unusual habit, quality etc:
   1. Margaret regarded her mother's peculiarity with a fond tolerance.
3. [uncountable] the quality of being strange or unfamiliar
   1. peculiarity of
      1. She was well aware of the peculiarity of her own situation.

intrusive

in·tru·sive /ɪnˈtruːsɪv/ adjective

affecting someone's private life or interrupting them in an unwanted and annoying way

• They found the television cameras too intrusive

influx

in·flux /ˈɪnflʌks/ noun [countable]

the arrival of large numbers of people or large amounts of money, good etc, especially suddenly

influx of

• a sudden influx of cash

massive/great/huge etc influx

• a large influx of tourists in the summer

subsist

sub·sist /səbˈsɪst/ verb [intransitive]

1. to stay alive when you only have small amounts of food or money
   1. subsist on
      1. We had to subsist on bread and water
      2. Old people often have to subsist on very low income.
2. especially law to continue to exist

postulate

pos·tu·late1 /ˈpɒstjəleɪt, ˈpɒstjʊleɪt $ ˈpɑːstʃə-/verb [transitive]

formal to suggest that something might have happened or be true

postulate that

• It has been postulated that the condition is inherited

—postulation /ˌpɒstjəˈleɪʃən, ˌpɒstjʊˈleɪʃən $ ˌpɑːstʃə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]