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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 19-Dec-11

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         19-Dec-11 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists niggardly  [  NIG-erd-lee  ]   [  adjective, adverb  ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) miserly, stingy or petty when spending 2. (adv.) like a niggard   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The niggardly reward given to sportspersons in this country is the main reason why India fares poorly in international sports events.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   India might get its own poor law—a prospect the niggardly Victorians could not "contemplate without serious apprehension". Economist, Employment guarantees in India, Jan 27th 2005   adipose  [  AD-uh'-pohs  ]   [  noun, adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) composed of, or relating to animal fat 2. (n.) the animal fat stored in adipose tissue   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The animal fat stored in adipose tissues is often consider

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 18-Dec-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.         18-Dec-11 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate set of words. "I hope that the above discussion and examples will suffice- until further objection can be raised- to make it seem _________ that even dreams with a painful content are to be _________ as the fulfilment of wishes." OPTIONS     1) sensible – used   2) credible – analysed   3) plausible – visualised   4) credible – accessed discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day In questions based on Reading Comprehensions, certain options use words from the passage to induce a sense of familiarity in the reader's mind. Make sure to verify if these options are actually relevant to the question asked. more tips Last year's Question of the