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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 01-Jan-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         01-Jan-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists omnivorous  [  om-NIV-er-uh' s  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. consuming everything viz. both plant and animal foods arbitrarily 2. assimilating everything in the mind intellectually   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The cockroach is an omnivorous animal.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Eating pond-life, supplemented with worms and grain, these omnivorous species can be the most sustainable of fish. BBC, Fish farming, by Caroline Stacey   discomfit  [  dis-KUHM-fit  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to confuse, embarrass or disconcert 2. (tr.v.) to frustrate or thwart another's plans 3. (tr.v.) (archaic) to defeat, conquer or rout 4. (n.) a defeat   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was discomfited due to t

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 01-Jan-13

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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-Jan-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Fill in the blanks in the passage with the most appropriate set of words from the options for each blank. While _______________ threatens to bog some of the island's built-up places, the _______________ and the mundane manage to flourish side-by-side, drawing new visitors to the isle year after year. OPTIONS     1) population, ordinary   2) development, materialistic   3) construction, meadows   4) development, magical discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day While solving the DI and QA sections, easy questions but with tedious calculations require prior attention. Do not leave them towards the end. more tips Last year's Question of the day (31-Dec-11) The antigens on cell surfaces are processed by the cel

TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 31-Dec-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         31-Dec-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists convoluted  [  KON-vuh'-loo-tid  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. twisted, curved or having tortuous windings 2. intricately involved or complicated 3. having many overlapping twists, coils or folds   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Their team was the last to complete the project because the team members were unable to understand the logic behind their leader's convoluted reasoning.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is particularly handy for simplifying convoluted legal terms and for providing context for the definitions. BBC, filmmaking guide.   hirsute  [  hur-soot, hur-soot  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   having the characteristic of hair, shaggy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The hirsute dog was the surprising winner of t