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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 01-Apr-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         01-Apr-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists protract  [  proh-TRAKT, pruh'-  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to increase the time duration of, prolong or extend in space 2. to draw or plot to scale especially by making use of a protractor and a scale 3. (in terms of anatomy) to jut out or protrude   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The course duration was protracted from 18 months to 24 months.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Under the agreement, signed after months of protracted debate, Mugabe retained his office. CNN, Zimbabwe power-share talks resume Wednesday, October 17, 2008   hibernal  [  hahy-BUR-nl  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   wintry or of or pertaining to the winter season   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hibernal season is unliveable in

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 01-Apr-12

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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.         01-Apr-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Two lines, 3 x – 4 y + 8 = 0 and 8 y – 6 x – 1 = 0, are tangent to a circle. What is the area of the circle? OPTIONS     1) 25π/16 sq. units   2) 16π/9 sq. units   3) 9π/4 sq. units   4) 9π/16 sq. units   5) Not necessarily a unique value discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day Although an instinctive approach is better in solving questions based on grammar, a thorough knowledge of grammar rules and exceptions actually helps in verifying your answers and solving questions quicker. more tips Last year's Question of the day (31-Mar-11) There are exactly two four-digit numbers that are multiples of three where their first digit is double their second digit, their third digit is three more tha

TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 31-Mar-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         31-Mar-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists retrench  [  ri-TRENCH  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to reduce, cut down or curtail 2. (tr. v.) to delete or remove 3. (intr. v.) to economize or scrimp   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His orders retrenched the supplies reaching the branch offices.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The decision will enable companies, having up to 1,000 employees, to retrench without getting prior approval from the government. The Times of India, Corporate India welcomes labour law amendments, 22 Feb 2002   hegira  [  hi-JAHY-ruh', HEJ-er-uh'  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a journey undertaken in order to escape from an unpleasant place and get to a more conducive one 2. (islam) the flight of prophet