A man called Ove Flashcards

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Pariah

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a person who is not accepted by a social group, especially because he or she is not liked, respected, or trusted

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Exonerate

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to show or state that someone or something is not guilty of something:
The report exonerated the crew from all responsibility for the collision.

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Inebriate

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someone who has drunk too much alcohol or who regularly does this:
Her husband was a chronic inebriate.

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sod

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something or someone considered unpleasant or difficult:
Apparently he’s a sod to work for.
What did you do that for, you stupid sod?
It was a sod of a car to repair.

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Blunt

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saying what you think without trying to be polite or considering other people’s feelings:
I’ll be blunt - that last piece of work you did was terrible.

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Decrepit

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in very bad condition because of being old, or not having been cared for, or having been used a lot:
Most of the buildings were old and decrepit.
A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.

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Lambaste

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to pillory;
to criticize someone or something severely:
His first novel was well and truly lambasted by the critics.

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bellicose

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wishing to fight or start a war:

The general made some bellicose statements about his country’s military strength.

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Rib

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to joke and laugh at someone in a friendly way about something:
His brothers ribbed him about his new girlfriend.

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Irascible

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made angry easily:

She’s becoming more and more irascible as she grows older.

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plum

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very good and worth having:

How did you manage to get such a plum job (TPIB)?

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Cluck

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to express disapproval or other emotion by making a short, sharp sound with your tongue:
to cluck in disapproval/amazement
She shakes her head, smiles, and clucks her tongue.

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Extricate

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to remove something or set something free with difficulty:
It took hours to extricate the car from the sand.
I tried to extricate myself from the situation.

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natter

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to talk continuously for a long time without any particular purpose:
Once he starts nattering you just can’t stop him.
My mother and her friends natter away on the phone all evening.

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incandescent

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showing extreme anger or happiness:
He was incandescent with rage.
Her beauty had an incandescent quality to it.

extremely bright:
The mountain’s snow-white peak was incandescent against the blue sky.

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Tenuous

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A tenuous connection, idea, or situation is weak and possibly does not exist:
The police have only found a tenuous connection between the two robberies.

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sway

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to move slowly from side to side:
The trees were swaying in the wind.
The movement of the ship caused the mast to sway from side to side/back and forth.
A drunk was standing in the middle of the street, swaying uncertainly and trying hard to stay upright.

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exertion

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the use of something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen:
the exertion of influence over who was appointed to the job
the use of a lot of mental or physical effort:
I get out of breath with any kind of physical exertion.
We were exhausted after our exertions.

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wonky

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weak, unsatisfactory, or not firm:
One of the legs on this chair is a bit wonky.
He may have to stop playing tennis because of his wonky knee.
The jury system may be a bit wonky but nobody’s ever thought of

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edible

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suitable or safe for eating:
Only the leaves of the plant are edible.

Food was edible - Ove to give some praise to Parvaneh.

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stomp

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to walk with intentionally heavy steps, especially as a way of showing that you are annoyed:
She stomped up the stairs and slammed her bedroom door.
He woke up in a bad mood and stomped off to the bathroom.