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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 08-May-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         08-May-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists somnolent  [  SOM-nuh'-luh' nt  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. sleepy, dozy or drowsy likely to induce drowsiness or sleep   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her somnolent behaviour made everyone think she was drunk.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   George Bush, by contrast, appeared tentative, if not somnolent: unsure of himself and the issues. CNN, Bill Press: Gore finally hits his stride, By Bill Press/CNN   heedless  [  HEED-lis  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   inconsiderate, unmindful, thoughtless or careless   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His heedless actions came back to haunt him in the future.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The shoes... were a lesson to all Arab leaders and their representatives, who have been heedless of the Arab masses, their demands and sentimen

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 08-May-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-May-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Fill in the blanks in the passage with the most appropriate set of words from the options for each blank.  Prince Siddhartha enjoyed all types of luxuries and sensual pleasures during his youth. ………..….. with this type of life, he had a crisis when he realized that everything was …………….. and that his existence was subject to old age, sickness, and death. After seeing the ……………. joy of a monk and out of compassion for all living beings, he ………….. his promising future as prince in order to start a long quest for a higher purpose, which entails the ……………….. of old age, sickness and death. OPTIONS     1) Dissatisfied, meaningless, extreme, embraced, culmination   2) Unsatisfied, ephemeral, extreme, embraced, end   3) Dissatisfied, empty, tranquil, renounced, cessation   4) Unsatisfie