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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 21-May-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         21-May-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists simian  [  SIM-ee-uh'n  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of a monkey or an ape 2. (n.) a monkey, primate or ape   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His simian facial features made him stand out in a crowd.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The marauding simian that gave residents of Kamakshipalya sleepless nights last week, attacked two more victims on Monday night: Anil Kumar, a youth who was sleeping outside his house in BDA Layout, was bit by the monkey in the thigh. The Times of India, Monkey business: Act III, 17 Mar 2004   mottled  [  MOT-ld  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   spotted, blotched or streaked with different colours   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His mottled locks were eye-catching.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Normally the co

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 21-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.         21-May-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day In the figure shown above, AB = 11, BC = 7 and CA = 9. AB, BC and CA are extended to D, E, and F respectively such that AD = 33, BE = 28 and CF = 27. Find ratio of areas of ΔABC and ΔDEF. OPTIONS     1) 1 : 24   2) 1 : 18   3) 1 : 22   4) 1 : 12 discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day In Data Sufficiency questions only unique answer from a single statement is acceptable. If we have a quadratic equation where there are two distinct acceptable roots then the answer would not be unique. At the same time if both the roots are same or if one of the roots can be discarded then unique solution would be possible. more tips Last year's Question of the day (20-May-11) If x and y are positive integers and 7 x 2 − 2 xy + 3 y 2 = 27, what is the value of x