Pay It Forward Vocab. Flashcards

1
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Showing a desire to help people

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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

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publicity

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4
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to gather together

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Muster(ing)

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

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Grotesque

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6
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to walk slowly without effort

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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

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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

22
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exactly right

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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becoming angry and annoyed when you do not get what you want
petulant
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very strong or forceful
brute
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not having complete trust in someone or something
warily
28
showing no emotion
stony
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stiff
bristly
30
graceful and elegant
poise
31
a final threat or promise
ultimative
32
simple or plain
chast
33
to echo
reverberate
34
the spreading of a harmful idea or practice
contagion
35
overused
trite
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showing a desire to help people
altruistic
37
physical or emotional shock
jarring
38
a person who has the legal right to receive the property of someone who dies
heir
39
the back of a persons back
nape
40
conflicting
warring
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starting, stopping, and starting again; not constant
intermitten
42
easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally
vulnerable
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very sad and disappointed
crestfallen
44
a fast speech
spiel
45
very real or unusual
surreal(istic)
46
to shout in a deep voice
bellow(ing)
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to shine in a small bright flashes
glint(ed)
48
a person who helps someone who is doing something wrong or illegal
accompice
49
when a person or group gathers to wait and prey
vigil
50
the area around or near a particular place
vicinity