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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 27-Jun-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         27-Jun-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists surly  [  SUR-lee  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. ill-tempered, rude or churlish 2. threatening or menacing 3. dismal or gloomy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His surly temper made everyone wary of him.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   I have travelled extensively in the Caribbean, and while I haven't always found it as friendly as it's painted – service is often surly and I've yet to meet anyone remotely helpful at Antigua airport – I've never encountered any crime or felt threatened. Telegraph, Caribbean dangers still slight, Maggie O'Sullivan, 11 Aug 2008   menial  [  MEE-nee-uh' l, MEEN-yuh' l  ]   [  noun, adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) degrading, low, servile or submissive 2. (adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of slave

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 27-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.         27-Jun-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day In the following question a sentence is fragmented into four parts and labelled 1,2,3 and 4. One of the fragments may carry a grammatical/usage error in the context of the sentence. Choose the INCORRECT part for your answer. ( If there is no error Choose 5).  Argentina has banned the sale of iPhone and BlackBerry devices (1) / as a part of a selective consumer electronics ban (2)/ aimed at slowing inflation and (3) / to balance its currency against the dollar. (4) / No Error (5) OPTIONS     1) 1   2) 2   3) 3   4) 4   5) 5 discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day When solving verbal questions with very close answer options, have a consistent strategy: check whether spending time on questions that you are not really confident about rewards you. Depend