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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 02-Jul-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         02-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists swarthy  [  SWAWR-th'ee, -thee  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   possessing a dark colour or complexion   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His swarthy complexion made him stand out in the crowd.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We get rice and beans from a charity called Care Myanmar, drinking water from the sky and fish from this creek, said Maung Oo, a swarthy 51-year-old, as he stared at monsoon floodwaters lapping against his makeshift bamboo and tarpaulin hut. abcNews, Myanmar Cyclone Survivors Rely on Handouts, Struggle On, By Aung Hla Tun, November 2, 2008   obelisk  [  OB-uh'-lisk  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a tall, sleek, four-sided monolithic stone pillar that tapers toward its top and terminates or ends in a pyramid 2. obelus, dagger or one resembl

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 02-Jul-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.         02-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Let a be the integer such that ( x + a )( x + 2012) + 1 can be factorized as a product ( x + b )( x + c ) where x , b , c are  ­ integers. Find the sum of all possible values of a . OPTIONS     1) 1006   2) 2012   3) 3018   4) 4024 discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day When three terms are in Arithmetic progression, the middle term is the arithmetic mean of the other two. It is always convenient to take three terms in an A.P. as a - d , a and a + d . Similarly four terms in A.P. could be taken as a - 3 d , a - d , a + d and a + 3 d . more tips Last year's Question of the day (01-Jul-11) What is the coefficient of x 30 in the binomial expansion of (1 + x 3 ) 10 (1 + x 10 ) (1 + x 30 )? OPTIONS     1) 2 + 10 C 5   2) 2   3) 1   4)