2013 March-Asia Flashcards by Mel Zhang

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Cartography

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Production of maps

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Enervate

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To deprive of strength

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Pique

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to affect with sharp irritation and resentment

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Ecstatic

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Rapturous delight

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Ravenous

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Extremely hungry; famished

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Brandish

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To shake or wave as a weapon

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Placate

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To bring to a place of peace and contentment

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Insipid

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Without interesting quality; vapid

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Monotony

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Wearisome uniformity

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Droll

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Amusing in an odd way

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Facetious

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Not meant to be taken seriously

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Ineluctably

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Inescapable

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Trite

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Lacking in Freshness due to constant use or excessive repetition

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Desultory

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Lacking in consistency

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Perplexed

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Puzzled

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings

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Adorn

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To decorate or add beauty to

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Defacing

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To obliterate the surface of

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Predation

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Act of robbing

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Cupidity

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Greed, avarice

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Outmoded

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Gone out of style

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Equivocal

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Uncertain nature

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Pristine

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Having original purity

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Deter

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To discourage or restrain from

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Thwart

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To oppose successfully

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Convivial

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Agreeable, friendly

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Malaise

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General body weakness

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Spate

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Sudden overwhelming outpouring

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Engrossing

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Absorbing

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Unorthodox

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Not conforming to rules

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Prosaic

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Dull

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Impervious

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Incapable of being injured or impaired

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Reprehensible

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Blameworthy

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Mundane

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Common

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Squander

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To spend or use extravagantly

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Circumspect

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Watchful and cautious

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Decorous

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Signified by dignifying manners

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Oblique

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Indirectly stated

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Magnanimous

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Generous in forgiving an insult or injury

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Automaton

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A person or thing that acts in a routine matter without any acts of intelligence

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Decry

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Express censure

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Fledgling

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Inexperienced person

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Benevolence

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Desire to do good things to others

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Akin

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Having the same properties

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Sanctimony

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Pretended religious devotion

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Tutelage

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Act of guarding and protecting

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Recant

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To withdrawal or disavow

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Innocuous

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Not harmful

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Perfunctory

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Preformed only as a routine duty

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Prepossessing

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Attractive or engaging

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Lugubrious

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Mournful, dismal, or gloomy

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Intrepid

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Dauntless

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Equanimity

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mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium

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Tedium

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State of being wearisome

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Congeniality

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Pleasing in character