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

Thwart

To oppose successfully

Convivial

Agreeable, friendly

Malaise

General body weakness

Spate

Sudden overwhelming outpouring

Engrossing

Absorbing

Unorthodox

Not conforming to rules

Prosaic

Dull

Impervious

Incapable of being injured or impaired

Reprehensible

Blameworthy

Mundane

Common

Squander

To spend or use extravagantly

Circumspect

Watchful and cautious

Decorous

Signified by dignifying manners

Oblique

Indirectly stated

Magnanimous

Generous in forgiving an insult or injury

Automaton

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

Decry

Express censure

Fledgling

Inexperienced person

Benevolence

Desire to do good things to others

Akin

Having the same properties

Sanctimony

Pretended religious devotion

Tutelage

Act of guarding and protecting

Recant

To withdrawal or disavow

Innocuous

Not harmful

Perfunctory

Preformed only as a routine duty

Prepossessing

Attractive or engaging

Lugubrious

Mournful, dismal, or gloomy

Intrepid

Dauntless

Equanimity

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

Tedium

State of being wearisome

Congeniality

Pleasing in character