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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 20-Feb-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         20-Feb-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists panache  [  puh'-NASH, -NAHSH  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. flair, style or flamboyance 2. a tuft or plume of tassels or feathers esp. on a cap or helmet a pendentive's surface (in architecture)   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The count had panache which attracted people from different walks of life.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A disc containing CIA material, Malkovich's character is using to write his memoirs, falls into the hands of Pitt and McDormand who set out to blackmail him with all the panache of the Keystone Kops. abc News, Pitt, Clooney Dumb Down for Coens' `Burn', By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer, September 9, 2008   faux pas  [  foh PAH  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   blu

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 20-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.         20-Feb-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day On average, the Atlantic is the saltiest major ocean; surface water salinity in the open ocean ranges from 33 to 37 parts per thousand (3.3 - 3.7%) by mass and varies with latitude and season. Evaporation, precipitation, river inflow and sea ice melting influence surface salinity values. Although the lowest salinity values are just north of the equator (because of heavy tropical rainfall), in general the lowest values are in the high latitudes and along coasts where large rivers enter. Maximum salinity values occur at about 25° north and south, in subtropical regions with low rainfall and high evaporation. Which of the following would be an appropriate title for the passage? OPTIONS     1) Evaporation, precipitation, ri