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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 26-Nov-11

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         26-Nov-11 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists imperious  [  im-PEER-ee-uh' s  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   dominant, domineering or haughty   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The compere's imperious manner alienated the audience.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   If he was to cast an imperious gaze at the Department of Trade and Industry he might note its failure to galvanise the regions of England in sharing proportionately in the nation's wealth. BBC, Kilfoyle: Time to reward the faith, Peter Kilfoyle MP, 1 March, 2001   acquiescent  [  ak-wee-ES-uh'nt  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   willing to consent and carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   An acquiescent proletariat is often downtrodden

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 26-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.         26-Nov-11 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate set of words. In a little essay on "The Anxiety Neurosis," I maintained that _________ fear has its origin in the sexual life, and corresponds to a libido which has been turned away from its __________ and has not succeeded in being applied. OPTIONS     1) irrational – anger   2) normal – desire   3) minor – source   4) neurotic – object   5) insane – father figure discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day Style of a passage is defined as the way in which the content of the passage is presented to the reader whereas tone is a reflection of the author's attitude while presenting this content. Thus, style is related to writing style whereas

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 25-Nov-11

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         25-Nov-11 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of Week Puzzle #184 - Who has the Joker? 24-Nov-11 During a stay over at a friend's place, after everyone had fallen off to sleep, three friends Ashish, Billu and Chiru weren't getting sleep. So, they decided to play a little game of cards. As per the game, 21 cards were dealt to equally to each one of them. The cards comprised of 4 kings, 4 queens, 4 jacks, 4 tens, 4 nines and 1 joker.  As per the rules, post that each one of them was asked to discard the jacks, tens and nines. Once that was accomplished: 1. Together their hands comprised 4 kings, 4 queens and 1 joker. 2. Ashish was left with 2 cards, Billu with 3 cards and Chiru with 4 cards. 3. When they checked to see who had won the hand, it was found that the boy with the most singletons did not have the joker. 4. None of them had more than 2 ki