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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 11-Feb-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         11-Feb-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists mote  [  moht  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a tiny speck or a tiny particle 2. (tr. v.) must 3. (aux.v.) (archaic) might or may   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Even a tiny mote of dust has the potential to damage highly sensitive electronic equipment, which is why most hi-tech laboratories are kept dust free.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There is a mote and beam problem here, however, that Scottish Nationalists regularly ignore. The Herald, Stop your greetin', Stephen Senn   factotum  [  fak-TOH-tuh' m  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a general servant, handyman or assistant 2. a person or official hired to handle varied responsibilities   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A factotum truly understands th

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 11-Feb-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.         11-Feb-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Which is the smallest integer greater than S ? OPTIONS     1) 1   2) 2   3) 3   4) 4   5) S is not finite discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day Even minor errors in your CV create a bad impression. Make sure you carefully proof-read your CV. Also, run a spell check using commonly available software. more tips Last year's Question of the day (10-Feb-11) The question consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Choose the most logical order of sentences from among the options. Rather, we are speaking metaphorically. When we say, "The Federal Reserve believes that interest rates ought to remain low," this does

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TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 10-Feb-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         10-Feb-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of Week Puzzle #195 - Hardworking Krishna 09-Feb-12 My gardener's daughter, Krishna, was a studious girl. She would study until very late every night as she was determined to pass her HSC exams with flying colors. One night, when she was in the middle of studying, the electricity went off. Nonetheless, she didn't give up and decided to study using candle-light. She found 2 candle boxes with one candle in each them. The 2 candles were equal in length but one was much thicker than the other. As per the respective candle boxes, the thick candle would last for six hours and the thin one, two hours less. She lit the candle at 1 a.m. and resumed studying. When she was done studying, she blew off the candles. At that time, the thick candle was twice as long as the thin one. At what time did she blow off the c