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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 03-Jan-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         03-Jan-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists inter  [  in-TUR  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   entomb or bury   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The pyramids in which ancient Pharaohs have been interred are one of the wonders of the world.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He was interred in a tomb that was never intended for a king. The Times of India, Curse in Reverse, 10 November 2007   argot  [  AHR-goh, -guh' t  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   dialect, slang or a secret vocabulary used by a group   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The narrative was rich in pirates' argot leading to interesting read.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A 'domestic' in the argot that they use in Delhi and in other purlieus of the Indian subcontinent is a term used to describe a person who resides within a household and performs menial fu

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 03-Jan-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.         03-Jan-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day A handful of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts are no longer aired on American television nor are they available for sale by Warner Bros. because of the racial stereotypes of black people, Jews (especially in the earlier cartoons, despite the fact that the Warner brothers were Jewish), Native Americans, Asians such as Japanese (especially during WWII, as in Tokio Jokio and Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips ) and Chinese, and lastly Germans included in some of the cartoons. Eleven cartoons that prominently featured stereotypical black characters (and a few passing jokes about Japanese people, as was the case with Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs and Jungle Jitters ) were withdrawn from distribution in 1968 and are known as the Censored Eleven. There has been some success in return