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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 11-Jul-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         11-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists nebulous  [  NEB-yuh'-luh' s  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. cloudy, hazy, and misty 2. of, relating to, or like a nebula 3. vague, confused, unclear   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The nebulous weather conditions of Britain is the chief reason why many Britons migrate to sunnier climes such as Spain and California.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The rationale for NATO's continued existence was found in the nebulous and eminently revolutionary concept of "humanitarian intervention" used against the Serbs in 1999. Chronicles Magazine, Russia and the West: The Tragedy of 1204 Redux, by Srdja Trifkovic   anchorite  [  ang-kuh'-rahyt  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   a person who has retired to a secluded place for religious reasons   USAGE EXA

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 11-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.         11-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Fill in the blanks in the passage with the most appropriate set of words from the options for each blank.  The answer to ………………. is obvious: eat less and exercise more. However, years of ………………. have failed to ………………. most of those ………………. actually to do this. In particular, it is much harder to shift surplus lard once it has ………………. than it is to avoid putting it on in the first place. OPTIONS     1) obesity, dieting, emaciated, obese, settled   2) infirmity, medication, improve, affected, infected   3) obesity, exhortation, persuade, affected, accumulated   4) Anorexia nervosa, deprivation, improve, people, been lost discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day In questions on Percentages, Profit and Loss and Interest, assume values like 100 instead of v