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Somber adjective 

serious, sad, and without humour or entertainment: a sombre atmosphere/voice/face The funeral was a sombre occasion. I left them in a sombre mood.

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dark and plain:

Somberly adverb Somberness noun

Goon noun (CRIMINAL) 

MAINLY US INFORMAL a violent criminal who is paid to hurt or threaten people

(SILLY PERSON) 

old-fashioned informal a silly or stupid person

(WINE) 

AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH INFORMAL cheap wine, especially wine sold inboxes:

There were some backpackers drinking goon on the beach.

Slough

noun

(SADNESS) 

LITERARY a mental state of deep sadness and no hope:

She seems unable to pull herself out of this deep slough of self-pity.

(WET AREA) 

an area of soft, wet land

Slough 

verb

(of some animals) to have a layer of skin come off: Snakes slough their skin regularly.

slough sth off 

phrasal verb with slough

LITERARY to get rid of something or someone unwanted:

He seemed to want to slough off all his old acquaintances.

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biology When snakes and other reptiles slough off their skin, they getrid of an old, dead layer of skin.

Klutz noun 

MAINLY US SLANG

a very silly or stupid person, or a person who moves awkwardly

Klutzy adjective

Glitch noun 

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a small problem or fault that prevents something from beingsuccessful or working as well as it should: We'd expected a few glitches, but everything's gone remarkably smoothly. The system has been plagued with glitches ever since its launch.

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SPECIALIZED electronics a sudden unexpected increase in electricalpower, especially one that causes a fault in

an electronic system: The computer failure was due to a glitch caused by lightning.

Tycoon noun 

a person who has succeeded in business or industry and has becomevery rich and powerful: a business/property/shipping tycoon

Reluctant adjective 

not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it: [ + to infinitive ]

I was having such a good time I was reluctant to leave.

Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children. She persuaded her reluctant husband to take a trip to Florida with her.

Reluctantly adverb C1 She reluctantly agreed to step down as managing director.

Reluctance noun 

an unwillingness to do something: I accepted his resignation with great reluctance. [ + to infinitive ]

Her reluctance to talk to the press was quite understandable.

More examples

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Her reluctance to contribute financially is going to cause problems for us.

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I fully understand his reluctance to leave his children.

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I don't understand her reluctance to come.

Mutter verb 

to speak quietly and in a low voice that is not easy to hear, often when you are worried or complaining about something: Stop muttering and speak up! He was muttering (away) to himself. Laurence muttered something about his wife and left. He muttered something under his breath to the person next to him.

Mutter noun mutter noun (QUIET WORDS)

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(the sound of) words being said very quietly: I heard the soft mutter of voices in the next room.

mutter noun (COMPLAINT)

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a complaint that is made to only a few people: There were mutters that other departments received more money than ours.

Splinter noun 

a small, sharp, broken piece of wood, glass, plastic, or similar material: The girl had a splinter (of wood) in her toe.

Splinter verb 

to break into small, sharp pieces: The edges of the plastic cover had cracked and splintered. FIGURATIVE The danger is that the Conservative Party may splinter into several smaller political parties.

Splinter group noun

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a group of people who have left a political party or other organizationand formed a new separate organization: The Socialist Workers' Party seemed to split into several splinter groups.

Loo noun INFORMAL FOR toilet:

I'll just go to the loo.

Haul verb 

C2

to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty: They hauled the boat out of the water. She hauled herself up into the tree.

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to take something or someone somewhere, especially by force: FBI agents hauled away boxes of records. The police hauled him off to jail in front of his whole family.

Haul noun haul noun [ C ] (AMOUNT)

C2

a usually large amount of something that has been stolen or isillegal:

a haul of arms/drugs

all the things someone buys on an occasion when they go shopping: Check out the Ucinek family shopping haul.

haul noun [ C ] (FISH)

the amount of fish caught:

Fishermen have been complaining of poor hauls all year.

haul noun [ C ] (JOURNEY)

a journey, often a difficult one: From there it was a long haul/only a short haul back to our camp.

Wince verb to show pain suddenly and for a short time in the face, often movingthe head back at the same time: Did I hurt you? - I thought I saw you wince. It makes me wince even thinking about eye operations.