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A Man Who Was Ove and a Man Who Was Rune · 44 words
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- accessory/əkˈsɛs.(ə.)ɹi/noun · B2A small extra item that goes with something else.
- anoint/əˈnɔɪnt/verb · C1To smear with oil in a sacred ceremony.
- architectural/ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl/adjective · C1To do with the design of buildings.
- automated/ˈɔːtəmeɪtɪd/adjective · B1+Run by self-acting machinery under its own controls, with no person needed to work it.
- awning/ˈɔːnɪŋ/noun · B2+A sheet of cloth stretched out over a window or door for shade.
- bakery/ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/noun · B1The shop that smells of warm fresh loaves every morning.
- catch on/kæt͡ʃ ˈɒn/phrase · C1To understand, or to become popular.
- coincidental/ˈkəʊ.ɪn.sɪˌdɛn.tl̩/adjective · C1Happening together purely by chance, not by design.
- combination/ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən/noun · B2A forced series of moves with a clear point.
- contraption/kənˈtɹæp.ʃən/noun · C1A device that looks awkward and improvised.
- crumple/ˈkɹʌmpəl/verb · B2+To crush into folds and creases.
- delusion/dɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/noun · B2A false belief held firmly against the evidence.
- diametrically/ˌdaɪ.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk.li/adverb · C1Completely and exactly opposite.
- escalate/ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/verb · C1To pass a problem up to someone more senior.
- feud/fjuːd/noun · B2+A long bitter quarrel between families or groups.
- from time to timephrase · B1Occasionally, without any pattern.
- halfheartedadjective · B2Done without real enthusiasm.
- hatchback/ˈhæt͡ʃˌbæk/noun · B2+A car whose rear door lifts up with the window.
- hedgehog/ˈhɛd͡ʒ.hɒɡ/noun · B2A small animal covered in sharp needles that rolls into a ball.
- impolitenessnoun · B2+A failure to observe common courtesy.
- incandescent/ˌɪn.kænˈdɛs.ənt/adjective · C1Glowing white-hot, or furious with rage.
- inexplicablyadverb · C1For reasons nobody can account for.
- interpret/ɪnˈtɜː.pɹɪt/verb · B2To work out and explain what something really means.
- involve/ɪnˈvɒlv/verb · B2To have something as a necessary part of the process.
- irritable/ˈɪɹɪtəbl̩/adjective · B2Quick to snap at the smallest annoyance.
- lumber/ˈlʌm.bə/verb · B2To move heavily and awkwardly.
- modern/ˈmɒd.ən/adjective · A2+Belonging to the present time; up to date.
- monstrous/ˈmɒnstɹəs/adjective · C1Shockingly huge, ugly, or wicked.
- newbornnoun · B1+A baby only days old.
- oblong/ˈɒblɒŋ/adjective · B1Longer than it is wide, like a rectangle.
- pastry/ˈpeɪstɹi/noun · B1+Flour and fat worked together to wrap or top a dish.
- psychologist/ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/noun · B2+The professional who studies the mind and helps people with their feelings.
- relic/ˈɹɛlɪk/noun · B2+An object kept because it survives from the past.
- restitution/ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuːʃən/noun · C1The giving back of what was taken.
- sanction/ˈsæŋkʃən/noun · C1An official punishment one country puts on another, usually on trade.
- swimming pool/ˈswɪmɪŋ ˌpuːl/noun · A1The big water-filled basin people swim laps in.
- take overphrase · B2To take control of something from someone else.
- tone of voicenoun · B2The consistent personality a brand writes in.
- tractor/ˈtɹæktə/noun · A2+A powerful farm vehicle built to pull machinery.
- unforgivingadjective · C1Never letting a mistake go — people, or a harsh landscape.
- uppity/ˈʌpəti/adjective · C1Behaving as though above your station.
- vacuum cleanerphrase · B1The loud machine that eats the dust from your floor.
- vulture/ˈvʌltʃə/noun · B1+A bald-headed bird that feeds on dead animals.