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Vocabulary 3 Unit III

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  • donate: to give money or goods to help a person or organization.
    Verb An anonymous businesswoman donated one million dollars to the charity.
  • uncaring: not worrying about other people's troubles or doing anything to help them
    adjective The charity criticized the city for its "callous, uncaring attitude" to the homeless.
  • police officer: a male or female member of the police force.
    Noun when I grow up I want to be a police officer
  • community: the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, social group, or nationality.
    Noun He's well known in the local community.
  • volunteer: a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it.
    Noun It's a volunteer army with no paid professionals.
  • dollars: the standard unit of money used in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries.
    Noun You can pay in euros or in US dollars.
  • cooperative: willing to help or do what people ask.
    adjective He went voluntarily and was very cooperative.
  • fire fighter: a person whose job is to stop fires from burning.
    Noun Two firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation.
  • helpful: willing to help, or useful
    adjective I'm sorry, I was only trying to be helpful.
  • wallet: a small folding case for carrying paper money, credit cards and other flat objects, that can be carried in a pocket and is used especially by men.
    Noun He pulled out a big, fat wallet stuffed with banknotes.
  • kind: generous, helpful, and thinking about other people's feelings
    adjective She's a very kind and thoughtful person.
  • generous: willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual or expected
    adjective willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual or expected
  • unkind: not treating someone very well; not considering someone's feelings
    Adjective It was unkind of you to take his toy away.
  • uncooperative: not willing to work with or be helpful to other people
    Adjective I thought he was rude and uncooperative.
  • stingy: unwilling to spend money; small in amount
    adjective He's really stingy and never buys anyone a drink when we go out.
  • unhelpful: not improving a difficult situation.
    Adjective The instructions were badly written and unhelpful.
  • caring: A caring person is kind and gives emotional support to others.
    Adjective I've always thought of Jo as a very caring person.
  • unselfish: An unselfish person thinks about what is good for other people, not just about their own advantage.
    Adjective He’s an unselfish player who puts team goals first.
  • charity: an organization whose purpose is to give money, food, or help to those who need it, or to carry out activities such as medical research that will help people in need, and not to make a profit.
    Noun UNICEF is an international charity.
  • selfish: Someone who is selfish only thinks of their own advantage
    adjective The judge told him: "Your attitude shows a selfish disregard for others