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 ]
- if someone is reinstated, they are officially given back their job after it was taken away
- 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
- 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.
- be peculiar to somebody/something
- 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 :
- The problem of racism is not peculiar to this country.
- behaving in a strange and slightly crazy way :
- He’s been a little peculiar lately.
- She’s a very peculiar child.
- feel peculiar/come over all peculiar British English informal
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
- [ 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.
- [ 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.
- [ transitive ] to make a low deep sound SYN moan :
- The old tree groaned in the wind.
- [ intransitive ] if a table groans with food, there is a very large amount of food on it