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pervade

per‧vade / pəveɪd $ pər- / verb [ transitive ] formal

  • if a feeling, idea, or smell pervades a place, it is present in every part of it :
    • A spirit of hopelessness pervaded the country.

reinstate

re‧in‧state / riɪnsteɪt / verb [ transitive ]

  1. if someone is reinstated, they are officially given back their job after it was taken away
  2. to make something such as a law, system, or rule exist again :
    • California reinstated the death penalty in 1977.

— reinstatement noun [ uncountable and countable ]

peculiar

pe‧cu‧li‧ar / pɪkjuliə $ -ər / adjective

  1. strange, unfamiliar, or a little surprising :
    • There was a peculiar smell in the kitchen.
    • Something peculiar is going on.
    • It seems very peculiar that no one noticed Kay had gone.
  2. be peculiar to somebody/something
    1. if something is peculiar to a particular person, place, or situation, it is a feature that only belongs to that person or only exists in that place or situation :
      1. The problem of racism is not peculiar to this country.
  3. behaving in a strange and slightly crazy way :
    • He’s been a little peculiar lately.
    • She’s a very peculiar child.
  4. feel peculiar/come over all peculiar British English informal
    • to feel slightly ill

conceivably

con‧ceiv‧a‧ble AC / kənsivəb ə l / adjective

  • able to be believed or imagined OPP inconceivable :
    • It is conceivable that you may get full compensation, but it’s not likely.
    • We were discussing the problems from every conceivable angle.

— conceivably adverb :

  • Conceivably, interest rates could rise very high indeed.

groan

groan 1 / ɡrəʊn $ ɡroʊn / verb

  1. [ intransitive ] to make a long deep sound because you are in pain, upset, or disappointed, or because something is very enjoyable SYN moan :

    • The kids all groaned when I switched off the TV.
    • groan with
      • As she kissed him, Gary groaned with pleasure.
    • Richard’s jokes make you groan rather than laugh.

  2. [ intransitive and transitive ] to complain about something SYN moan :

    • I’m tired of him moaning and groaning all the time.
    • ‘It’s too hot!’ he groaned.

  3. [ transitive ] to make a low deep sound SYN moan :

    • The old tree groaned in the wind.

  4. [ intransitive ] if a table groans with food, there is a very large amount of food on it