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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 19-Feb-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         19-Feb-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists platitude  [  PLAT-i-tood, -tyood  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a banal or stale comment or remark 2. insipid or dull   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her platitudes only served to raise his temper.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Hamdan said that he hopes for Obama's promised platitude of change. "I hope he can give us a state," he said. "All the presidents who come just support Israel. It's always Israel, Israel, Israel -- all the time." abc News, Obama or McCain: Israel Debates, By SARA SORCHER, July 2, 2008   educe  [  i-DOOS, i-DYOOS  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to elicit, develop, evoke or draw forth 2. to deduce, conclude or infer   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She c

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 19-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.         19-Feb-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day sin α + sin β + sin γ = 0 cos α + cos β + cos γ = 0 cos ( α − θ ) + cos ( β − θ ) + cos ( γ − θ ) = ? OPTIONS     1) sin θ   2) sin 2 θ   3) 0   4) 1 – cos θ discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day Summarizing a GD means putting forth a concrete outline of the entire discussion and not just your points. more tips Last year's Question of the day (18-Feb-11) Each of the questions below contains a paragraph followed by alternative summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the text. In the early 20th century the city became a major shipbuilding centre; it was this industry that led to Nagasaki being chosen as a target for the second atomic bomb dropped on Japa