Vocab List #3 ENG 2

Ego - a sense of persons self or self-importance

Neg - deny; nothing

Goad - provoke or annoy someone to purposefully incite a reaction

Cherish - protect and care for something lovingly

Desolate - deserted in a state of eternal emptiness

Equivocal - uncertain or ambiguous interpretation

Extraneous - irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with

Fastidious - very attentive and curious about detail

Hypocrisy - claiming or having beliefs that do not match ones behavior

Imperative - crucial, of vital importance

Nomadic - wandering

Paradigm - a typical pattern or model

Abscond - leave in a secret hurry

Dirge - a lament for the dead

Extol - praise with enthusiasm