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Bring the sauce to the boil, then let it s _ _ _ _ _ for 20 minutes.
simmer
Gulliver’s Travels is a political s _ _ _ _ _ which makes fun of eighteenth-century English society.
satire
I don’t know how you kept a s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ face. I couldn’t help laughing.
straight
I wish you weren’t so c _ _ _ _ _ _. Not everyone is as bad as you say.
cynical
If you r _ _ _ _ the vegetables in the oven, they become lovely and sweet.
roast
My brother is always very d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . He complains until he gets what he wants.
demanding
The idea that all British people are very polite is just a s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Many of them are actually quite rude.
stereotype
The problem with i _ _ _ _ is that people may not realise you’re saying the opposite of what you mean.
irony
Tricia is very m _ _ _ _ _ considering all her achievements. I’ve never heard her boasting.
modest
When the pasta is cooked, you need to d _ _ _ _ it to get rid of the water.
drain
You must p_ _ _ the potatoes to remove the skins.
peel
I’d never been so angry in my life. I just l____ it and started shouting at him.
lost
Peter is very c _ _ _ _ _ _ _. Everyone is attracted to his kind voice and big smile.
charming
