Pay it forward Vocab

Question 1

showing a desire to help people

Answer 1

altruism

Question 2

the act of giving up something that you want to keep

Answer 2

sacrifice

Question 3

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

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publicity

Question 4

to gather together

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muster

Question 5

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

Answer 5

grotesque

Question 6

to walk slowly without effort

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saunter

Question 7

a wrinkle in the skin of a persons face

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furrow

Question 8

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

Answer 8

instinct

Question 9

to lower your body

Answer 9

hunker

Question 10

to begin or start

Answer 10

commence

Question 11

an opposite or different fact, event, or situation.

Answer 11

contrary

Question 12

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

Answer 12

euphemism

Question 13

to confuse someone very much

Answer 13

bewilder

Question 14

wanting to want what someone else has

Answer 14

envy

Question 15

to ruin the surface of something

Answer 15

deface

Question 16

refusing to think about or consider something or someone

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dissmissive

Question 17

very careful about doing something correctly

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scrupulous

Question 18

having or showing personal qualities that people admire

Answer 18

noble

Question 19

to make yourself neat and tidy

Answer 19

preen

Question 20

to keep someone or something away for a short time

Answer 20

stave

Question 21

to continue doing something

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proceed

Question 22

exactly right

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ideal

Question 23

a sudden understanding

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revelation

Question 24

to keep something out or away

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repel

Question 25

becoming angry and annoyed when you do not get what you want

Answer 25

petulant

Question 26

very strong or forceful

Answer 26

brute

Question 27

not having complete trust in someone or something

Answer 27

warily

Question 28

showing no emotion

Answer 28

stony

Question 29

stiff

Answer 29

bristly

Question 30

graceful and elegant

Answer 30

poise

Question 31

a final threat or promise

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ultimatum

Question 32

simple or plain

Answer 32

chaste

Question 33

to echo

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reverberate

Question 34

the spreading of a harmful idea or promise

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contagion

Question 35

overused

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trite

Question 36

showing a desire to help people

Answer 36

altruistic

Question 37

physical or emotional shock

Answer 37

jarring

Question 38

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

Answer 38

heir

Question 39

the back of a persons neck

Answer 39

nape

Question 40

conflictingly

Answer 40

warring

Question 41

starting, stopping, and starting again; not contant

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intermittent

Question 42

easily hurt or harmed physically, metally, or emotionally

Answer 42

vulnerable

Question 43

very sad and dissapointed

Answer 43

crestfallen

Question 44

a fast speech

Answer 44

spiel

Question 45

very strange or unusual

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surreal

Question 46

to shout in a deep voice

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bellow

Question 47

to shine in small bright flashes

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glint

Question 48

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

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accomplice

Question 49

when a person or a group gathers to wait and pray

Answer 49

vigil

Question 50

the area around or near a particular place

Answer 50

vicinity