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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 28-Apr-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         28-Apr-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists somber  [  SOM-ber  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. dim, gloomy or dull 2. having a dark hue or colour 3. dismal, melancholic or despondent 4. grim, grave or solemn   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His somber expression indicated that the operation had been unsuccessful.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Humorless guards ensure that the line moves swiftly and the atmosphere remains somber at Vladimir Lenin's resting place; his embalmed body has been on view since his death in 1924. National Geographic, Best of Moscow: Must-Dos   harbour  [  HAHR-ber  ]   [  noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a shelter, retreat or a place where one can seek refuge 2. (n.) an inlet of the sea or

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 28-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.         28-Apr-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day In the following questions a sentence is fragmented into four parts and labelled 1,2,3,and are parts of a sentence. One of the fragments may caryy a grammatical/usage error in the context of the sentence. Choose the INCORRECT part for your answer. ( If there is no error Choose 5).  Barun's voice seemed so close, (1) /as if he were leaning right over me (2) / here in Prabhadevi, trying to peer into the tip box (3) / to see if he can quickly run a raid on it. (4) /  No Error (5) OPTIONS     1) 1   2) 2   3) 3   4) 4   5) 5 discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day Questions based on vocabulary can also be solved using an analytical approach. Analyzing the sentence in which the word is used can g

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 27-Apr-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         27-Apr-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of Week Puzzle # 206 - The Game of Straws 26-Apr-12 Amit and Bhanu have a packet of straws with themselves. It contains innumerous straws. They decide to play a game with the straws that they have. They sit around a round table with diameter equal to the length of the straw, and decide to place the straws one by one in such a way that none of the straws should touch each other. The ends of the straws need not remain in the confines of the table, the only important rule being that no straw should touch each other inside the table. Amit decides to start the game. What could be the strategy that Amit should use to ensure that he wins the game? discuss | more puzzles   Do you have solution! If you think you know the solution submit your solution (do not reply to this email, use the link). The first person to se