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A Man Called Ove and a Cat That Was Broken When He Came · 25 words
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- brusque/bɹʊsk/adjective · C2Abrupt to the point of rudeness.
- cohabit/koʊˈhæbɪt/verb · C1To live together as a couple without marrying.
- dismal/ˈdɪzməl/adjective · C1Gloomy and depressingly bad.
- frostbitenoun · B2Damage to skin and flesh from extreme cold.
- gear/ɡɪə/noun · B1Equipment for a purpose, or a toothed wheel in a machine.
- gleam/ɡliːm/verb · B2+To shine softly and steadily.
- gravestone/ˈɡɹeɪvstoʊn/noun · B2The marked stone that stands where somebody is buried.
- immeasurably/ɪˈmɛ.ʒə.ɹəb.li/adverb · C1To an extent too great to be measured.
- initial/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/verb · B2To mark a page with the first letters of your name.
- malnutrition/ˌmæl.nuˈtɹɪʃ.ən/noun · C2Illness and weakness from not eating enough good food.
- nibble/ˈnɪbl̩/verb · B2To eat in tiny quick bites, as mice do.
- oddly/ˈɑdli/adverb · B1+In a strange or unexpected way.
- paw/pɔː(ɹ)/noun · B2The soft foot of a cat, dog, or bear.
- press-gangverb · C1To force someone into doing a job they never agreed to.
- scimitar/ˈsɪmɪtə/noun · C1A curved single-edged sword from the East.
- scruff/skɹʌf/noun · C1The loose skin at the back of the neck.
- scrunch/skɹʌnt͡ʃ/verb · C2To squeeze something into a wrinkled ball.
- self-consciousadjective · C1Awkwardly aware of how you look to others.
- slope/sloʊp/noun · B2The slanted side of a hill that skiers love.
- sparrow/ˈspæɹəʊ/noun · B2A small brown street bird that hops in noisy groups.
- streak/stɹiːk/noun · C1The colour a mineral leaves when scraped on a plate.
- sullen/ˈsʌlən/adjective · B2+Silently bad-tempered and resentful.
- supplement/ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/noun · C1An extra dose of something missing from a diet.
- veterinarian/ˌvɛt(ə)ɹəˈnɛɹ.i.ən/noun · B1+A doctor who treats animals.
- wallpaper/ˈwɔːlˌpeɪpə/noun · A2+Decorated paper glued over the walls of a room.