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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 27-Mar-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         27-Mar-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists protean  [  PROH-tee-uh' n, proh-TEE-  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. changeable in terms of form, shape or character 2. versatile 3. of or related to proteus   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Amoebas are protean organisms.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As such, your 'country' might prove to be too protean a receptacle for your conscience. The Times of India, Carry a torch for your conscience and country, 9 Apr 2008   fiat  [  FEE-aht, -at; FAHY-uh' t, -at  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. an authorization, decree, order or sanction 2. the pronouncement of any order or decree arbitrarily 3. a dictate   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The villagers protested against the fiat as they thought it was unjust.  

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 27-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.         27-Mar-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day The question below 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. The new wax scales are initially glass-clear and colourless, becoming opaque after mastication by the worker bee. Beeswax is produced by young worker bees between 12 and 17 days old in the form of thin scales secreted by glands on the ventral surface of the abdomen. The size of these wax glands depends on the age of the worker and after daily flights begin these glands gradually atrophy. The wax of honeycomb is nearly white, but becomes progressively more yellow or brown by incorporation of pollen oils and propolis. Worker bees