A Man Called Ove · 39
A Man Called Ove · 34 words
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- addiction/əˈdɪkˌʃən/noun · B2+Being unable to stop taking or doing something harmful.
- anodyne/ˈæn.ə.daɪn/adjective · C2So mild and inoffensive it could upset nobody.
- antithesis/ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/noun · C2The exact opposite of something.
- bloodshotadjective · B2+Red in the white part of the eye.
- bout/ˈbaʊt/noun · B2A short spell of activity or illness, or a fight.
- brood/bɹuːd/noun · C1All the young hatched at one time.
- cardboard/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/noun · B2The stiff thick paper that boxes are made of.
- combine/kəmˈbaɪn/verb · B1+To bring two or more things together into one.
- constant/ˈkɒnstənt/noun · B2A quantity deliberately kept the same throughout.
- crass/kɹæs/adjective · C2Rude and unfeeling in a thick-skinned, tasteless way.
- crumble/ˈkɹʌmbəl/noun · B2Baked fruit under a rough sweet topping.
- dozyadjective · B2Sleepy and slow to react.
- emphatically/ɪmˈfætɪkli/adverb · B2+In a way that leaves no doubt of your feeling.
- enormity/ɪˈnɔːmɪti/noun · C1The shocking scale of something very wrong.
- exclamation/ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/noun · C1A sudden cry of surprise, anger, or delight — with its own mark.
- hystericsnoun · C2An uncontrollable fit of crying, laughing, or panic.
- jazzy/ˈd͡ʒæzi/adjective · B2+Bright and showy, or in the style of jazz.
- lie aheadphrase · B2To be waiting in the future.
- mascara/ˌmæsˈkɑːɹə/noun · B1+Dark paint that thickens the lashes.
- motivation/ˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.ʃən/noun · B2The reason and drive that makes you act.
- next of kinphrase · C1Your closest living relative, named on official forms.
- porcelain/ˈpɔːsəlɪn/noun · B2A fine white ceramic thin enough to let light through.
- preoccupiedadjective · B2So taken up with one thought that others do not land.
- question mark/ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑːk/noun · B1The sign written at the end of a question.
- raucous/ˈɹɔːkəs/adjective · C1Loud, rough and disorderly.
- seminar/ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/noun · B2+A small university class built on discussion, not lecturing.
- sheer/ʃɪə̯/adjective · B2Pure and total — luck, cliffs that drop straight down, or thin fabric.
- strenuous/ˈstɹɛ.nju.əs/adjective · B2+Needing great effort.
- studded/ˈstʌdɪd/adjective · B2+Set all over with small raised pieces.
- take in/teɪk‿ˈɪn/phrase · B2To fully understand and absorb; also, to give someone shelter.
- unhealthy/ʌnˈhɛl.θi/adjective · B1+Bad for the body, or not in good health.
- vase/vɑːz/noun · B1The tall pretty container you put flowers in.
- voracious/vɔːˈɹeɪ.ʃəs/adjective · C1Eating or consuming a great deal, greedily.
- wheeze/ʍiːz/verb · C1To breathe with a thin whistling sound.