Pay It Forward Flashcards
to gather together
muster
attention is given to someone or something by newspapers, magazines, TV programs, etc.
Publicity
to walk slowly without effort
saunter
very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural
grotesque
showing a desire to help people
altruism
the act of giving up something you want to keep
sacrifice
a pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive
euphemism
a natural desire that makes you want to act a certain way
instinct
to begin or start
commenced
to lower your body
hunker
an opposite or different fact, event, or situation
contrary
a wrinkle in the skin of a person’s face
furrow
wanting to have what someone else has
envy
having or showing personal qualities that people admire
noble
to confuse someone very much
bewilder
very careful about doing something correctly
scrupulously
refusing to think about or consider someone or something
dismissive
to ruin the surface of something
defaced
exactly right
ideal
to keep (something) out of the way
repel
a sudden understanding
revelation
to keep someone or something away for sometime
stave
to continue to do something
proceed
to make (yourself) neat and tidy
preen
very strong or forceful
brute
becoming very angry or annoyed when you do not get what you want
petulant
showing no emotion
stony
not having complete trust in someone or something
warily
graceful and elegant
poise
stiff
bristly
a final threat or promise
ultimatum
to echo
reverberate
the spreading of a harmful idea or practice
contagion
simple or plain
chaste
overused
trite
showing a desire to help people
altruistic
physical or emotional shock
jarring
the back of a person’s neck
nape
conflicting
warring
a person who has legal right to receive the property of someone who dies
heir
easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally
vulnerable
starting, stopping, and starting again ; not constant
intermittently
very sad or disappointed
crestfallen
very strange or unusual
surreal
a person who helps someone who is doing something illegal of wrong
accomplice
to shout in a deep voice
bellowed
a fast speech
spiel
to shine in small bright flashes
glinted
when a person or group gathers to wait and pray
vigil
the area around or near a particular place
vicinity