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A Man Called Ove and a Piece of Corrugated Iron · 45 words
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- assurance/əˈʃɔːɹəns/noun · C1A promise given to remove doubt.
- baggy/ˈbæɡi/adjective · B1+Much too loose, hanging off the body.
- body languagenoun · B2What your posture and gestures say without words.
- broom/bɹuːm/noun · A2+The long brush you sweep the floor with; witches fly on one.
- corrugatedadjective · C2Shaped into ridges and grooves, like shed-roof metal.
- cupboard/ˈkʌbəd/noun · A2+Furniture with doors and shelves, where you keep plates and dry food.
- egotistical/ˌi.ɡoʊˈtɪs.tɪk.(ə)l/adjective · C1Talking and thinking about yourself far too much.
- falter/ˈfɒltə/verb · C1To lose strength or confidence and begin to stumble.
- feeble/ˈfiːbəl/adjective · B2Pitifully weak.
- flank/flænk/noun · B2+The side of a formation, and its weak point.
- furrow/ˈfʌɹoʊ/noun · B2+The long groove a plough cuts in a field.
- get through/ɡɛt ˈθɹu/phrase · B2To survive a hard time; also, to reach someone by phone.
- glitter/ˈɡlɪtə/verb · B2To shine with many small flashes.
- glum/ɡlʌm/adjective · C1Quietly gloomy and downcast.
- heel/hiːl/noun · B2The round back part of your foot.
- hunchback/ˈhʌnt͡ʃbæk/noun · C2A person whose spine curves into a rounded bump.
- indulgent/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒənt/adjective · B2+Richly pleasurable, and probably bad for you.
- involuntary/ɪnˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/adjective · B2+Happening without your choosing it.
- malevolence/məˈlɛvələns/noun · C1The wish to see harm come to someone.
- murderous/ˈmɜːdəɹəs/adjective · B2Intending to kill, or extremely severe.
- narcotic/nɑːˈkɒtɪk/noun · C2A drug that dulls pain and the senses, often addictive.
- natter/ˈnætɚ/verb · C1To chat idly and at length.
- nauseate/ˈnɔziˌeɪt/verb · B2To make someone feel sick enough to vomit.
- painkiller/ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə(ɹ)/noun · B1+A tablet that dulls the hurt.
- pill/pɪl/noun · A2A small round piece of medicine that you swallow.
- prescribe/pɹɪˈskɹaɪb/verb · B2To order a medicine or a course of treatment.
- proportionate/pɹəˈpɔːʃənət/adjective · B2Matching in size or amount to something else, so it stays fair.
- red-eye/ˈɹɛdaɪ/noun · C1A flight that travels through the night.
- revenge/ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/noun · B2Harm done in return for harm suffered.
- sclerosis/skləˈɹəʊ.sɪs/noun · C1A disease that hardens body tissue and stiffens the nerves.
- sculpt/skʌlpt/verb · B2+To shape a figure by cutting away stone or wood.
- seam/ˈsiːm/noun · B2The stitched line where two pieces of cloth join.
- shelf/ʃɛlf/noun · B1The flat board on a wall where you put books and jars.
- sound outphrase · C1To ask carefully what somebody thinks before acting.
- stammer/ˈstæmə/verb · B2+To speak with repeated sounds and painful pauses.
- strive/ˈstɹaɪv/verb · B2To struggle hard toward a goal.
- swallow/ˈswɒl.əʊ/verb · B1To make food or drink go down your throat.
- swollen/ˈswəʊ.lən/adjective · B1+Puffed up bigger than it should be.
- tag/tæɡ/noun · A2A chasing game where a touch passes on the chase.
- take upphrase · B2To start a new hobby; also, to use up space or time.
- traipse/tɹeɪps/verb · C1To trudge about wearily and without much purpose.
- undeniable/ˌʌn.dɪˈnaɪ.(j)ə.bəɫ/adjective · C1So clearly true that no one can argue against it.
- unfit/ʌnˈfɪt/adjective · B2+Not healthy enough, or not good enough for a job.
- washbasin/ˈwɑʃˌbeɪsən/noun · C1The bathroom bowl with taps where you rinse your hands.
- yowl/jaʊl/verb · C1To give a long loud wailing cry.