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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 14-Aug-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         14-Aug-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists impecunious  [  im-pi-KYOO-nee-uh's  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   not having money; poor   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Being impecunious, he could only afford to live in a hovel.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Yet the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 created opportunities for impecunious Royalists, and Marlborough availed himself of them. The Economist,The Duke of Marlborough: Aristocracy at work, Jun 19th 2008   akimbo  [  uh'-KIM-boh  ]   [  adjective, adverb  ]   MEANING :   1. (adv.) in a position in which the hands are on the hips and elbows extend outwards 2. (adj.) placed in a way such that the hands are on the hips and the elbows extend outward   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He stood by the doorway and together with his height, his muscular build and

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 14-Aug-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.         14-Aug-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate set of words from the given options.  The assertion that …………………………………….. growth merely seeks to increase gross national product and not ……………………………………… poverty is not borne out by evidence as an increase in GNP is generally followed by increased welfare. OPTIONS     1) fiscal, abolish   2) economic, worsen   3) economic, ameliorate   4) fiscal, ameliorate discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day Every perfect square number is a multiple of 3, or 1 more than a multiple of 3. Every perfect square number is a multiple of 4, or 1 more than a multiple of 4. Every perfect square number is a multiple of 5, or one more/less than a multiple of 5. more tips Last year's Question of the day (13-Aug-11) Sustainable