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A Man Called Ove and a Whiskey · 22 words
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- averse/əˈvɜː(ɹ)s/adjective · C1Strongly disinclined towards something.
- bedtime/ˈbɛdtaɪm/noun · A2The hour when you are supposed to go to sleep.
- bedtime story/ˈbɛdtaɪm ˈstɔːɹi/noun · A2The tale read to a child before sleep.
- black-and-whiteadjective · B1In shades of grey only, with no colour.
- bray/bɹeɪ/verb · C1To make the loud harsh cry of a donkey.
- by definitionphrase · B2True simply because of what the word means.
- comfortably/ˈkʌmftɚbli/adverb · B2In a way that gives ease, or with room to spare.
- complicate/ˈkɑmplɪkeɪt/verb · B1+To make something harder to understand or deal with.
- consumption/kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/noun · B2+The using up of goods, food or fuel.
- deductive/dɪˈdʌktɪv/adjective · C2Reasoning downward from general rules to the particular case.
- edible/ˈɛdɪbəl/adjective · B1+Safe to eat.
- educate/ˈɛd͡ʒ.ʊˌkeɪt/verb · B1+To teach somebody over a long period.
- favourable/ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/adjective · C1Giving approval, or working in your favour.
- illegible/ɪˈlɛd͡ʒəbəl/adjective · B2+Written so badly that it cannot be read.
- jerky/ˈd͡ʒɜːki/adjective · B2Moving in sudden uneven starts.
- nook/nʊk/noun · B2+A small sheltered corner.
- overhead/ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/adverb · B1+Directly above your head.
- painstaking/ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/adjective · C1Done with very great care over every detail.
- palaver/pəˈlɑː.və(ɹ)/noun · C2A great to-do of long, empty talk.
- perfection/pɚˈfɛk.ʃən/noun · B2The state of having no fault at all.
- stocky/ˈstɒki/adjective · B2+Short and solidly built.
- upside-downadjective · A2Turned so that the top is now at the bottom.