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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 07-Mar-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         07-Mar-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists propensity  [  pruh'-PEN-si-tee  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   an innate tendency, preference or inclination   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His propensity to lie is becoming a bigger problem day by day.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   At the High Court in Glasgow Lord Hodge told Harkins it was clear he had a "propensity for violence". BBC, Bouncer jailed for three assaults, 11 April 2007   blazon  [  BLEY-zuh' n  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to depict a coat of arms with proper form and colour 2. (tr.v.) to adorn or embellish showily 3. (n.) a coat of arms 4. (n.) ostentatious display   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Blazoned on his door was his coat of arms which read, 'S&#

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 07-Mar-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-Mar-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Many plants have flowers and these are the sexual organs of those plants. Flowers are usually hermaphroditic, producing both male and female gametes. The female parts, in the center of a flower, are the carpels—one or more of these may be merged to form a single pistil. Within carpels are ovules which develop into seeds after fertilization, which help the plant reproduce. The male parts of the flower are the stamens: these long filamentous organs are arranged between the pistil and the petals and produce pollen at their tips. When a pollen grain lands upon the top of a carpel, the tissues of the plant react to transport the grain down into the carpel to merge with an ovule, eventually forming seeds. Which of the fol