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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 01-Jul-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         01-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists sustenance  [  SUHS-tuh'-nuh'ns  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. maintenance of life or provision of a means of livelihood 2. the process or act of being sustained 3. something that provides support or strength   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His sustenance depended on how good a hunter he was.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The kitchen dressers of Highland crofts often contained a "porridge drawer" which was filled with freshly cooked porridge that could be cut into squares when cold and taken onto the hills for sustenance. BBC, Secret weapon wins porridge title, 12 October 2008   nubile  [  NOO-bil, -bahyl, NYOO-  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. (pertaining to a young woman) marriageable or physically and mentally mature 2. (pertaining to a yo

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 01-Jul-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-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Only one of the highlighted words labelled A and B  fits meaningfully in the context. Choose the correct combination from the options that would give a set of meaningful sentences in 1 to 4. i.   My income is sporadic (A)/intermittent (B) rather than regular because I work for myself. ii.  Some areas on the Western Ghats enjoy periodic (A)/  intermittent  (B) rain showers all year round. iii. The team made laudable (A)/laudatory (B) efforts to create a mass movement against corruption in the bureaucracy. iv.  My friend may be (A)/maybe (B) visiting me next week (A)/weak (B). OPTIONS     1) ABAAA   2) BAABA   3) BABAA   4) ABBBA discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day When three terms are in Arithmetic progression, the middle term is the arithmetic

TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 30-Jun-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         30-Jun-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists surreptitious  [  sur-uh'p-TISH-uh's  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. to attain or achieve stealthily 2. to behave or act in a secretive, stealthy way   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The surreptitious takeover of the company was foiled.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The information available to government does not indicate any surreptitious entry into the stock market or real estate market by terrorist outfits,"" Finance Minister P Chidambaram said in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Friday. The Times of India, No terror outfits operating in stock, realty markets: FM, August 17, 2007   oaf  [  ohf  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a lout or clumsy, awkward or stupid person 2. a dunce or blockhead   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He is considered to be an