Pay It Forward Vocab. Flashcards

1
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Showing a desire to help people

A

Altruism

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2
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The act of giving up something that you want to keep

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sacrifice

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3
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Attention that is given to someone or something or someone by news papers, magazines, and T.V. programs

A

publicity

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4
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to gather together

A

Muster(ing)

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5
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very strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural

A

Grotesque

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6
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to walk slowly without effort

A

saunter

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7
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a wrinkle in the skin of a person’s face

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furrow(ed)

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8
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A natural desire that makes you want to act a certain way

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instinct

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9
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to lower your body

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hunker(ed)

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10
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to begin or start

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commenced(ed)

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11
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an opposite or different fact, event, or situation

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contrary

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12
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a pleasant word or phrase that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive

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Euphemism(istic)

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13
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to confuse someone very much

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bewilder(ed)

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14
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wanting to have what someone else has

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envy

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15
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to ruin the surface of something

A

deface

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16
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refusing to think about or consider something or someone

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dismissive

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17
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very careful about doing something correctly

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scrupulous

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18
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having or showing personal qualities that people admire

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noble

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19
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to make (yourself) neat and tidy

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20
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to keep someone or something away for short time

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stave

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21
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to continue to do something

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proceed

22
Q

exactly right

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ideal

23
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a sudden understanding

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revalation

24
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to keep (something) out or away

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repel

25
Q

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

A

petulant

26
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very strong or forceful

A

brute

27
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not having complete trust in someone or something

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warily

28
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showing no emotion

A

stony

29
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stiff

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bristly

30
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graceful and elegant

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poise

31
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a final threat or promise

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ultimative

32
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simple or plain

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chast

33
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to echo

A

reverberate

34
Q

the spreading of a harmful idea or practice

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contagion

35
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overused

A

trite

36
Q

showing a desire to help people

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altruistic

37
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physical or emotional shock

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jarring

38
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a person who has the legal right to receive the property of someone who dies

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heir

39
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the back of a persons back

A

nape

40
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conflicting

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warring

41
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starting, stopping, and starting again; not constant

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intermitten

42
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easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally

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vulnerable

43
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very sad and disappointed

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crestfallen

44
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a fast speech

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spiel

45
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very real or unusual

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surreal(istic)

46
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to shout in a deep voice

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bellow(ing)

47
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to shine in a small bright flashes

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glint(ed)

48
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a person who helps someone who is doing something wrong or illegal

A

accompice

49
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when a person or group gathers to wait and prey

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vigil

50
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the area around or near a particular place

A

vicinity