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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 02-Nov-11

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         02-Nov-11 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists fickle  [  FIK-uh' l  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   inconstant, changeable or lacking steadfastness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The fickle weather in Darjeeling means that residents carry an umbrella with them at all times, even on apparently bright, sunny days.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   That much of Eurostat's predicted boom comes from immigration makes it even wobblier, since migration flows depend heavily on economic circumstances, as well as on fickle changes in politics and migration law. Economist, Multiplying and arriving, Aug 28th 2008   condolence  [  kuh' n-DOH-luh' ns  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. expression of sympathy with someone who has been through a lot of pai

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 02-Nov-11

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Question of the Day and Tip of the Day on the Web.         02-Nov-11 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Archaeological findings show that the Korean Peninsula was occupied by the Lower Paleolithic period. Korean history begins with the founding of Gojoseon in 2333 BC by the legendary Dan-gun. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea under Silla 668 AD, Korea went through the Goryeo Dynasty and Joseon Dynasty as one nation until the end of the Korean Empire in 1910, when Korea was annexed by Japan. After liberation and occupation by Soviet and U.S. forces at the end of World War II, the nation was divided into North and South Korea. The latter was established in 1948 as a democracy, though political turmoil, and periods of military rule and martial law, were to characterize much of the period until the foun