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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 08-Apr-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         08-Apr-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists refractory  [  ri-FRAK-tuh'-ree  ]   [  noun, adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) stubborn, unruly or obstinate 2. (adj.) unyielding or immune to treatment 3. (adj.) difficult to affect, corrode, fuse or reduce especially by means of temperature 4. (n.) something that is refractory and especially that is used in lining a furnace 5. (n.) a substance that has a high melting point   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His refractory attitude caused him a lot of problems.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Since RCCs have a poor prognosis and are refractory to standard chemotherapy, there is a need to develop new therapies for kidney cancer," Giaccia said. abcNews, Molecule Uses Cellular Recycling to Treat Kidney Ca

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 08-Apr-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.         08-Apr-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day The question below contains a paragraph followed by alternative summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the text. The quarterly results season that is drawing to a close has revealed that corporate profits are back within a whisker of the all-time highs achieved before the downturn in late 2008. American profits are already back to 11% of GDP. Corporate America is reaping the rewards from cutting costs, especially in capital investment and labour, through an unpleasant mix of redundancies, reduced hours and lower pay. The great squeeze cannot go on forever, of course, but it shows no sign of slackening. Figures released on Friday August 6th show the unemployment rate remained steady at 9.5% in July, b

HouseholdHacker just uploaded a video

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Help Center | Change Email Preferences HouseholdHacker just uploaded a video: How to Turn Milk into Stone! How to turn milk into a hard plastic nearly as strong as stone! All we need for this simple kitchen science experiment is milk, vinegar and a strainer. You can make all kinds of shapes and designs using this "plastic-like" material. In fact, this is the stuff they used before plastic was around! Instructions: Take 1 warm cup of milk and mix with 1 tablespoon of white vinegar. Basically, for every cup of milk you use, add 1 tablespoon of vinegar and you can make a much larger batch. Mix it together and strain out the curds that form. Once you dry it you can mold it into any shape you desire, but let it dry for a couple days first! Be sure to check out out links and fanpages. Follow us on twitter. Remember it is kitchen science week so tune in to our next 2 videos coming out shortly! Facebook: http://facebook.com/dylanhacker Twitter: http://twi