pay it forward Flashcards

1
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Altruism

A

showing a desire to help people

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Sacrifice

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the act of giving up something that you want to keep

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3
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Publicity

A

attention that is given to someone or something by

newspapers, magazines, TV programs etc.

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4
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Muster

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to gather together

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5
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Grotesque

A

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

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6
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Saunter

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to walk slowly without effort

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7
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Furrow

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a wrinkle in the skin of a person’s face

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Instinct

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

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Hunker

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to lower your body

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Commence

A

to begin or start

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11
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Contrary

A

an opposite or different fact event or situation

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12
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Euphemism

A

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

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13
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Bewilder

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to confuse someone very much

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14
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Envy

A

wanting to have what someone else has

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15
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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 something or someone

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17
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Scrupulous

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very careful about doing something correctly

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18
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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

21
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Proceed

A

to continue to do something

22
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Ideal

A

exactly right

23
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Revelation

A

a sudden understanding

24
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Repel

A

to keep something out or away

25
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Petulant

A

becoming angry and annoyed when you do not get what you

want

26
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Brute

A

very strong or forceful

27
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Warily

A

not having complete trust in someone or something

28
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Stony

A

showing no emotion

29
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Bristly

A

stiff

30
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Poise

A

graceful and elegant

31
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Ultimatum

A

a final threat or promise

32
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Chaste

A

simple or plain

33
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Reverberate

A

to echo

34
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Contagion

A

the spreading of a harmful idea or practice

35
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Trite

A

overused

36
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Altruistic

A

showing a desire to help people

37
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Jarring

A

physical or emotional shock

38
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Heir

A

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

someone who dies

39
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Nape

A

the back of a person’s neck

40
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Warring

A

conflicting

41
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Intermittent

A

starting, stopping, and starting again; not constant

42
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Vulnerable

A

easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally

43
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Crestfallen

A

very sad and disappointed

44
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Spiel

A

a fast speech

45
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Surreal

A

very strange or unusual

46
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Bellow

A

to shout in a deep voice

47
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Glint

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to shine in small bright flashes

48
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Accomplice

A

a person who helps someone who is doing something wrong

or illegal

49
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Vigil

A

when a person or group gathers to wait and pray