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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 26-May-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         26-May-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists simper  [  SIM-per  ]   [  intransitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (intr.v.) to grin or smile in a coy or silly manner 2. (tr.v.) to express or say by grinning coyly 3. (n.) a coy, shy or silly grin or smile   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She simpered and tried to gain his attention.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Lib Dem Nicol Stephen summons a soppy simper on his wistful, wee-boy phizzer. BBC, Beware those smiling politicians, By Robert McNeil, 30 April 2007   inopportune  [  in-op-er-TOON, -TYOON  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   ill-timed, unsuitable, inappropriate or untimely   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Policies implemented at an inopportune time almost always fail.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They're also addictive for some users, who are prone to sending e-mail in the

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 26-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.         26-May-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day The painted turtle is the only species of Chrysemys, a genus of pond turtles. It lives in slow-moving freshwaters, from southern Canada to the Louisiana Gulf Coast and northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Four U.S. states name the painted turtle as their official reptile. Fossils show that the painted turtle existed 15 million years ago, but four regionally based subspecies (the eastern, midland, southern, and western) evolved during the last ice age. The turtle's skin is olive to black with distinctive red, orange, or yellow stripes. Reliant on warmth from its surroundings, the painted turtle can frequently be seen basking on logs.  Which of the following can be concluded from the above passage? OPTIONS     1) The four subspecies of the turtle are each the

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 25-May-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         25-May-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of Week Puzzle # 210 - Astra'a Astronomical Expedition II 24-May-12 Astra successfully solved the magic square and so king Dark Matter of Sorcera had to release her and give her the codes which would reverse the time travel and help her return to the dimension to which she belonged. But Dark Matter had his own twisted schemes which made him give Astra incorrect codes due to which she passed through the black hole and reached an altogether new dimension and landed on a planet named Draconia. She was captured by King Megamath of Draconia and was imprisoned. There, she met 14 other inmates who were also explorers and were stuck in the cell. King Megamath also has a penchant for puzzles. Seeing Astra’s desperation to be free again, he offers Astra a deal. He has two boulder crushing machines, each one of which is eit