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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 20-Jun-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         20-Jun-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists stymie  [  STAHY-mee  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to hinder, thwart or stand in one's way as an obstacle 2. (n.) an obstacle, impediment or obstruction 3. (n.) (golf) a condition when the ball (tee) of the opponent serves as an obstacle between the current player's ball (tee) and the hole   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her efforts were stymied by her opponents.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The questioning conducted on Aug. 26 and Aug. 28 comes amid a move by the governor's attorney to stymie a legislative investigation of Palin. abcNEWS, Palin's Lawyer Has Already Questioned 2 Witnesses, By STEVE QUINN, ANCHORAGE, Alaska September 4, 2008   noncommital  [  non-kuh'-mit-l  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. neutral,

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 20-Jun-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.         20-Jun-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Let a and b are positive integers. If each of the following equations have distinct positive integral roots, then find the roots of the given equations. x 2 – ax + b = 0 x 2 - bx + a = 0 OPTIONS     1) {1, 2, 3, 5}   2) {1, 5, 7, 2}   3) {1, 3, 4, 5}   4) {2, 3, 5, 6} discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day A line joining mid-points of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side and half of the third side. more tips Last year's Question of the day (19-Jun-11) A function f ( x ) defined on the set of whole numbers is such that f ( x + y ) = f ( x ) × f ( y ). If it is given that f (1) = (1 ÷ 3), find the sum of the following infinite series: f (0) + f (1) + f (2) + f (3) + .... OPTIONS     1) (1 ÷ 2)   2) (3 ÷ 2)   3) (2 ÷ 3)