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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 12-May-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         12-May-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists saunter  [  SAWN-ter, SAHN-  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to walk or stroll in a relaxed manner or with a gentle gait 2. (n.) a relaxed, gentle gait 3. (n.) a stroll or unhurried, relaxed walk   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He sauntered around the park to gain her attention.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   So far, their new peace process is sauntering along at a casual pace. BBC, A special Mid-East anniversary looms, By Jeremy Bowen, 27 February 2008   incubus  [  IN-kyuh'-buh' s, ING-  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. (medieval times) a fabled demon who was believed to descend upon women and have sexual intercourse with them while they slept 2. a nightmare 3. a worry or burden that is oppressive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Incubus and Succubus

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 12-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.         12-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.  Understanding the nature of color, however, has proved ……………. task, despite the numerous fields that ……………… the project. Even knowing how to start can be difficult. Is color to be understood as an ……………….. part of reality, a property of objects with a …………….. similar to shape and size? Or is color more like pain, to be found only in …………….. and so somehow subjective? OPTIONS     1) a daunting, form part of, objective, dimension, experience   2) an impossible, form part of, integral, dimension, suffering   3) a daunting, contribute to, objective, status, experience   4) an impossible, contribute to, integral, status, suffering discuss | yesterday's solution | more quest

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 11-May-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         11-May-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of Week Puzzle #208 - Astra's Astronomical Expedition 10-May-12 Astra, a space explorer, was once exploring our neighbouring galaxy Andromeda. Suddenly, her space ship got sucked into a black hole. The black hole was a time trap and it transported her to another dimension to a planet named Sorcera. The inhabitants of Sorcera were known all around the universe for their extreme cruelty. Their king Dark Matter, was a mathematical genius. He used to capture every trespasser and burn the person alive. But he always taunted the prisoner by giving it an extremely difficult puzzle to solve. If the prisoner was able to solve the puzzle, he would set him/her free. He would also let the prisoner know the code that reverses the time trap and returns the prisoner to the dimension from which it had come. Dark Matter gave Astr