A Man Called Ove · 38
A Man Called Ove and the End of a Story · 38 words
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- adept/əˈdɛpt/adjective · C1Very skilled at something.
- aluminium/ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.i.əm/noun · B1+A light silver metal that does not rust.
- babble/ˈbæb.(ə)l/noun · B2The sound of many voices, or of a running stream.
- candle/ˈkæn.dəl/noun · A2A stick of wax with a small flame on top.
- deafening/ˈdɛfənɪŋ(ɡ)/adjective · B2+So loud that you can hear nothing else.
- eyesight/ˈaɪˌsaɪt/noun · B1+How well a person can see.
- fetal/ˈfitl̩/adjective · C1Curled up tight like a baby before birth.
- fluorescent/ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/adjective · B2+Glowing brightly under certain light.
- fob/fɒb/noun · B2The small plastic tag you press to unlock a car.
- frequent/ˈfɹiː.kwənt/adjective · B2Happening many times, again and again.
- frontal/ˈfɹʌn.təl/adjective · B2+At or towards the front.
- gigabyte/ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/noun · B1+The unit of digital storage — about a thousand photos' worth.
- globular/ˈɡlɒbjʊlə/adjective · C1Shaped like a ball.
- gloom/ɡluːm/noun · B2Partial darkness that presses down on the spirits.
- go darkphrase · C1To stop all communication deliberately.
- handshake/ˈhæn(d)ˌʃeɪk/noun · B1Gripping and shaking hands on meeting or agreeing.
- improv/ˈɪmpɹɑv/noun · C1Performance invented on the spot without a script.
- insulation/ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən/noun · B2+The padding in walls that keeps warmth in and noise out.
- insuperable/ɪnˈsup(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/adjective · C2Impossible to overcome, however hard you try.
- intransigent/ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt/adjective · C2Refusing utterly to compromise.
- limp/lɪmp/verb · B1To walk unevenly because one leg hurts.
- meditate/ˈmɛ.dɪˌteɪt/verb · B2+To still the mind deliberately.
- minimiseverb · B1+To make something as small as possible.
- obscenitynoun · B2+Something indecent, or a foul word.
- outdoor/aʊtˈdɔː/adjective · B1Happening or used in the open air.
- piercing/ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/noun · B1+A hole made in the body so jewellery can be worn in it.
- portable/ˈpɔː(ɹ)təbəl/adjective · B2Light enough to be carried about.
- premonition/ˌpriːməˈnɪʃən/noun · C1A sense of a future event before it happens.
- regurgitate/ɹɪˈɡɝ.d͡ʒəˌteɪt/verb · C1To bring food back up, or repeat facts without thinking.
- scalp/skælp/noun · B2The skin on top of your head that hair grows out of.
- shatter/ˈʃætə/verb · B2To break violently into many tiny pieces.
- skewer/ˈskjuː.ə/noun · B2+A thin stick pushed through pieces of food for grilling.
- thanklessadjective · C1Bringing no gratitude however well it is done.
- transportation/tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/noun · B2The moving of people or goods from place to place.
- ungovernableadjective · C1Impossible to control or bring to order.
- unsettle/ʌnˈsɛtəl/verb · C1To make somebody uneasy.
- well-builtadjective · B2Strongly and solidly made.