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SAT Word Flash List 20
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7th Grade
09/01/2005

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didactic
Definition
instructive, designed to teach; morally "preachy"; pedantic
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fickle
Definition
changeable, inconstant, irresolute; not steadfast
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gullible
Definition
easily fooled; naïve, ingenuous, innocent
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insipid
Definition
lacking flavor; zip, or interest; dull, flat
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petty
Definition
of minor importance; small-minded
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incorrigible
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extremely difficult to manage or control; delinquent, recalcitrant
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officious
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self-important and meddlesome; interfering; impertinent
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pompous
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puffed up with self-importance; arrogant
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inane
Definition
witless, empty, insipid, "dopey"
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willful
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headstrong; stubbornly self-willed; unruly
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tedious
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tiresome, boring; seeming too long or dull
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wanton
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arousing sexual desire; lacking human kindness ( as in "wanton cruelty"); malicious; unchecked (as in "a wanton growth of weeds")
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