pay it forward Flashcards

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warring

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conflicting

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intermittent

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starting, stopping, and starting again; not constant

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vulnerable

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easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, ot emotionally

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crestfallen

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very sad and disappointed

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spiel

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a fast speech

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surreal

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very strange or unusual

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bellow

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to shout in a deep voice

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glint

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to shine in small bright flashes

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accomplice

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a person who helps someone who is doing something wrong or illegal

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vigil

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when a person or group gathers to wait and pray

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vicinity

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the area around or near a particular place

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reverberate

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to echo

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13
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contagion

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the spreading of a harmful idea or practice

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trite

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overused

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15
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altruistic

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showing a desire to help people

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jarring

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physical or emotional shock

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17
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heir

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a person who has the legal right to receive the property of someone who dies

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nape

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the back of a person’s neck

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brute

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very strong or forceful

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warily

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not having complete trust in someone or something

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stony

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showing no emotion

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bristly

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stiff

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poise

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graceful and elegant

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ultimatum

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a final threat or promise

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chaste

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simple or plain

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envy

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wanting to have what someone else has

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deface

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to ruin the surface of something

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dismissive

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refusing to think about or consider someone or something

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scrupulous

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very careful about doing something correctly

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noble

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having or showing personal qualities that people admire

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preen

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to make (yourself) neat and tidy

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stave

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to keep someone or something away for a short time

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proceed

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to continue to do something

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ideal

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exactly right

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revelation

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a sudden understanding

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repel

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to keep out or away (something)

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petulant

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becoming angry and annoyed when you don’t get what you want

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altruism

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showing a desire to help people

39
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sacrifice

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the act of giving up something that you want to keep

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publicity

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attention that is given to someone or something by newspaper, magazines, tv programs, etc

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muster

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to gather together

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grotesque

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very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural

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saunter

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to walk slowly without effort

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furrow

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a wrinkle in the skin of a person’s face

45
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instinct

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a natural desire that makes you want to act in a certain way

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hunker

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to lower your body

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commence

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to begin or start

48
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contrary

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an opposite or different act, event, or situation

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euphemism

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a pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive

50
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bewilder

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to confuse someone very much