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A Man Called Ove and a Cat Annoyance in a Snowdrift · 62 words
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- affect/əˈfɛkt/verb · B1To make a difference to something.
- allergic/əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/adjective · B1Reacting badly to a substance that most people tolerate.
- amble/ˈæm.bəl/verb · C1To walk at an easy unhurried pace.
- appalledadjective · B2+Filled with horror and dismay.
- assiduous/əˈsɪdjuːəs/adjective · C2Working with steady careful attention.
- barre/bɑː/noun · C1The rail dancers hold while warming up.
- benevolent/bəˈnɛvələnt/adjective · C1Kindly and wishing good to others.
- blotchyadjective · B2Covered in uneven red or dark patches.
- blubber/ˈblʌbə/noun · B2The thick fat layer that keeps sea mammals warm.
- brink/ˈbɹɪŋk/noun · B2The very edge of a drop or of a great change.
- by the wayphrase · B1Introducing something slightly off the main subject.
- chilly/ˈt͡ʃɪli/adjective · B1Unpleasantly a little cold.
- cluck/klʌk/verb · B2To make the short clicking sound a hen makes.
- contrite/kənˈtɹaɪt/adjective · C1Deeply sorry for having done wrong.
- cranny/ˈkɹæni/noun · C1A small narrow opening in a wall or rock.
- decorative/ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/adjective · B2+Made to look attractive rather than to be useful.
- dignified/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/adjective · B2Calm and serious in a way that earns respect.
- disconsolate/dɪsˈkɒnsəlɪt/adjective · C1Too unhappy to be comforted.
- distract/dɪˈstɹækt/verb · B2To pull someone's attention away from what they were doing.
- dusty/ˈdʌsti/adjective · B1Covered in the fine grey powder of neglect.
- emotion/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/noun · B1A strong feeling such as love, fear, or anger.
- enclose/ənˈkloʊz/verb · B2+To shut something in on all sides, or to put it in with a letter.
- enervate/ˌɛn.ə(ɹ)ˈveɪt/verb · C2To drain somebody of energy.
- enfoldverb · C1To wrap something round and hold it close.
- enormous/ɪˈnɔː.məs/adjective · A2+Far larger than usual.
- entreat/ɪnˈtɹiːt/verb · C2To beg somebody earnestly.
- fluff/flʌf/verb · B2To shake something soft so it fills out again.
- furtive/ˈfɜːtɪv/adjective · C1Done quietly and secretly, as if guilty.
- gigantic/d͡ʒaɪˈɡæntɪk/adjective · B1Of a truly giant size.
- glove/ɡlʌv/noun · B1You wear a pair of these on your hands in the cold; each finger has a home.
- hush/hʌʃ/noun · B1A sudden and complete quiet.
- incredibly/ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/adverb · B1To a degree hard to believe.
- kettle/ˈkɛ.təl/noun · B1A container with a spout that boils water for tea.
- latch/læt͡ʃ/noun · B1+The simple little bar that keeps a door or gate closed.
- liberal/ˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹəl/adjective · B2Favouring individual freedom and gradual reform.
- mound/maʊnd/noun · B2A raised heap of earth or of anything else.
- nonetheless/ˌnʌnðəˈlɛs/adverb · B2Despite what was just said.
- nothing muchphrase · B1A reply meaning little has happened.
- outstretched/aʊtˈstɹɛt͡ʃt/adjective · B2+Reached out to full length.
- pirouette/ˌpɪ.ɹʊˈɛt/noun · B2+A complete turn made on one foot.
- plug/plʌɡ/noun · B1The part at the end of a cable that goes into the wall for power.
- pump/pʌmp/noun · A2+The device for forcing air into a tyre.
- range/ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/noun · B1The gap between the smallest and the largest value.
- realization/ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/noun · C1The moment of coming to understand something.
- rebellion/ɹɪˈbɛl.i.ən/noun · B2An armed rising of people against their rulers.
- run out ofphrase · A2To use the last of something.
- sandwich/ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/noun · A1Two slices of bread with something tasty in between.
- sarcastic/sɑːˈkæs.tɪk/adjective · C1Saying the opposite of what is meant, in order to wound.
- sauna/ˈsɔː.nə/noun · C1A hot wooden room you sit in to sweat.
- seal/siːl/noun · B1A sea animal that barks, claps, and lies on rocks in the sun.
- slip awayphrase · B2To leave quietly, or to be lost little by little.
- smother/ˈsməðər/verb · C2To cover something so thickly it cannot breathe or burn.
- sofa/ˈsəʊ̯fə/noun · A2+The long soft seat where three people can sit together.
- stove/stəʊv/noun · A2+The cooking machine with hot rings on top.
- stutter/ˈstʌtɚ/verb · B1+To repeat the first sound of words when speaking.
- torso/ˈtɔː.səʊ̯/noun · B2The whole main block of the body — no head, arms, or legs.
- tremulous/ˈtɹɛmjʊləs/adjective · C1Trembling slightly with nerves or weakness.
- truculent/ˈtɹʌk.jʊ.lənt/adjective · C2Aggressively defiant and ready to argue.
- tumble/ˈtʌmbl̩/verb · B1+To fall or roll over and over.
- uneasilyadverb · B2+In a way that shows quiet worry.
- upside down/ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn/phrase · B2With the top part at the bottom.
- whiplash/ˈwɪpˌlæʃ/noun · C2A neck injury from the head snapping back in a crash.