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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 07-Jan-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         07-Jan-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists interloper  [  in-ter-LOHP, IN-ter-lohp  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   one who meddles, trespasses or intrudes   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The interloper's questions during the company's conference call were not answered by the company's CEO.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Germany took the upper hand in the occupation of Ukrainian territory, and had no wish for a Habsburg interloper as ruler there. Telegraph, Dead dreams of kingship, Noel Malcolm reviews The Red Prince by Timothy Snyder, 27/06/2008   besmirch  [  bi-SMURCH  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to dirty, soil or tarnish 2. to dishonour, stain or sully   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His favourite tactics are to besmirch the name of his adversary.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Apart from the Algerian

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 07-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.         07-Jan-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day In the late 1960s the term heavy metal was used interchangeably with hard rock, but gradually began to be used to describe music played with even more volume and intensity. While hard rock maintained a bluesy rock and roll identity, including some swing in the back beat and riffs that tended to outline chord progressions in their hooks, heavy metal's riffs often functioned as stand-alone melodies and had no swing in them. Heavy metal took on "darker" characteristics after Black Sabbath's breakthrough at the beginning of the 1970s, and in the 1980s it developed a number of sub-genres, often termed extreme metal, which were influenced by hardcore punk, and which further differentiated the two styles. Despite this differentiation, hard rock and heavy metal have exi

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 06-Jan-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         06-Jan-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of Week Puzzle #190 - Pillow-Fights! 05-Jan-12 After Arpita's New Year's Eve party, Bhavika and Chandini stayed back at Arpita's home. In the middle of the night, the girls woke up. Having nothing else to do, two of them started a little pillow-fight. The following data is given: 1. The shorter girl among Arpita and Bhavika is the older pillow-fighter. 2. The younger girl among Bhavika and Chandini is the shorter pillow-fighter. 3. The taller girl among Arpita and Chandini is the younger pillow-fighter. Using this data, deduce the girl among Arpita, Bhavika and Chandini who is not a pillow-fighter. Provide a detailed explanation along with your answer. discuss | more puzzles   Do you have solution! If you think you know the solution submit your solution (do not reply to this email, use the li