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Vocabulary 3 unit 3

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  • kind: of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person.
    adjective/noun: The years had not been kind to him.
  • selfish: devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
    adjective: You both made selfish choices.
  • wallet: a flat, folding pocketbook, especially one large enough to hold paper money, credit cards, driver's license, etc., and sometimes having a compartment for coins.
    noun: Get out your wallet, honey.
  • stingy: reluctant to give or spend; not generous.
    adjective: Her father is very rich and stingy.
  • volunteer: a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking.
    noun: I volunteer to sleep there tonight, if the love of my life is willing to come along.
  • unselfish: not selfish; disinterested; generous; altruistic.
    adjective: aring for someone is a vulnerability.
  • dollars: a paper money, silver or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the United States, equal to 100 cents. Symbol: $
    noun: It was the million dollar question.
  • helpful: giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service.
    adjective: There was nothing helpful Dean could offer.
  • unhelpful: not serving a useful function
    adjective: Moran made such a call and found the staffer to be most unhelpful.
  • police officer: any policeman or policewoman; patrolman or patrolwoman.
    noun: Let the police officer check him out!
  • fire fighter: a person who fights destructive fires.
    noun: He is a fire fighter
  • cooperative: working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
    adjective/noun: It depends how cooperative everyone is.
  • generous: liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish.
    adjective: You've been far too generous already.
  • community: a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.
    noun: To her surprise, the condo community was as quiet as the night she left.
  • donate: to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause.
    verb: We'll donate it for good luck so's you're sure to come back.
  • caring: feeling or showing care and compassiona caring attitude
    adjective: Caring for someone is a vulnerability.
  • uncooperative: unwilling to help others or do what they ask.
    adjective: They sometimes please others if it suits them but may also be uncooperative.
  • uncaring: a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern.
    adjective: I try to be more optimistic, think... " The cassette barely picks up his voice, it is so tremulous and uncaring.
  • charity: generous actions or donations to aid people who are poor, ill, or needy etc.
    noun: You must have a genius for charity as well as for anything else.
  • unkind: lacking in kindness or mercy; severe.
    adjective: Monica was a sweetheart who never said an unkind word about a soul.