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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 24-Mar-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         24-Mar-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists prattle  [  PRAT-l  ]   [  noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to talk or chatter in silly, childish manner 2. (tr. v.) to chatter, speak childishly or babble 3. (n.) silly talk or a chattering sound   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She prattled till they asked her to stop talking.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We prattle about the beautiful scenery, the warm hospitality shown by everyone we meet and the progress the Kurds are making in rebuilding their nation. The Economist, Mountains and waterfalls, Jul 11th 2008   factious  [  FAK-shuh' s  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. seditious, dissentious or causing faction 2. related or pertaining to or characterized by f

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 24-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.         24-Mar-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day x  +  y  + 2 z  = 4 and  x 2  +  y 2  + 2 z 2  = 20, for the real quantities  x ,  y  and  z . How many integral values can z take? OPTIONS     1) 0   2) 1   3) 2   4) 3   5) More than 3 discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day While evaluating strong and weak arguments, one can observe that the strong ones generally carry an extreme opinion on the case. Usage of words like 'extremely', 'only' etc. tend to make the argument stronger. more tips Last year's Question of the day (23-Mar-11) A man paid Rs 80, Rs 90, Rs 100 and Rs 110 (not in that order) annually for four consecutive years to discharge a debt of Rs 439 due in four years at the rate of SI 10% per annum. Which of

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 23-Mar-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         23-Mar-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of Week Puzzle # 201 - The Three Logicians 22-Mar-12 Ramesh, Suresh and Dinesh are three great logicians of the Puru dynasty. Observing their increasing popularity, one day, King Puru decides to test who among them is the greatest. He invites all of them for dinner, and before proceeding to the dinner, he asks them to solve a puzzle. He shows them 8 stamps - 4 white and 4 black, and says, "I will blind fold you and will affix two stamps to the forehead of each logician, and will hide the remaining two stamps." Hence, each logician can see only the 4 stamps affixed on the forehead of the other two logicians. King Puru then starts asking them if they know the colour of the stamps on their own forehead. Following are the answers received by him in the following order: Ramesh: "I don't know" Su