Vocabulary Word
Word: pervasive
Definition: spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate
Definition: spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate
Sentences Containing 'pervasive'
He directed my attention to what he called the`strong and pervasive religious look of the town,'but I could not see that it looked more religious than the other hill towns with the same slope and built of the same kind of bricks.
More Vocab Words
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