Pay It Forward Vocab Flashcards

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Warring

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conflicting

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intermittent

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starting,stopping and starting again not consistent

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vulnerable

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easily hurt or harmed physically mentally or emotionally

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crestfallen

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very sad disappointed

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5
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spiel

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a fast fast speach

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surreal

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very strange or unusual

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bellow

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shout in a deep voice

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glint

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to shine in small bright flashes

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9
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accomplice

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

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vigil

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when a person or group gathers to pray

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vicinity

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an area around or an near particular place

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reverberate

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to echo

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13
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contagion

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the spread of harmful idea or practice

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14
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trite

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over used

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15
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altruistic

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a desirer to help people

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16
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jarring

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physical or emotional shock

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heir

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

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18
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nape

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the back of a persons neck

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brute

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very strong or forceful

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warily

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not having complete trust in someone or something

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bristly

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stiff

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poise

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graceful and elegant

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ultimatum

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a final threat or promise

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chaste

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simple or plain

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envy

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wanting what someone else has

26
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deface

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to ruin the face of somting

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dismissive

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refusing to think about or consider something or some one

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scrupulous

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very careful about doing something correctly

29
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noble

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having or showing personal qualities that people admire

30
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preen

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to make (your self) neet or tidy

31
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stave

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tho keep someone away for a short period of time

32
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proseed

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to continue to do something

33
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ideal

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exactly right

34
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revelation

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a sudden understanding

35
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repel

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to keep something out or away

36
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petulant

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become angry or annoyed when you don’t get what you want

37
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altruism

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a desire to help people

38
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sacrifice

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the act of giving up someting that you want to keep

39
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publicity

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the attention you give to someone or something by news papers magazines or tv programs

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muster

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to get together

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grotesque

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

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saunter

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to walk slowly or without effort

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furrow

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a wrinkle in someones face

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instinct

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a natural desire that makes you act in a certain way

45
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hunker

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to lower your body

46
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commonce

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to begin or start

47
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contrary

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an opposite or different fact event or situation

48
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evphemism

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

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bewilder

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to confuse some one very much

50
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stoney

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showing no emotion