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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 16-Aug-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         16-Aug-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists maladroit  [  mal-uh'-DROIT  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   inept; bungling; lacking adroitness; clumsy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Russia handled the confrontation with Chechnya in a most maladroit way.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Corsican politicians rose up with one voice, howling in protest at the maladroit joke. National Geographic, Corsica, By Peter Ross Range   egregious  [  i-GREE-juh' s, -jee-uh' s  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. flagrant; glaringly bad or offensive 2. (archaic) eminent; distinguished   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The critic's insulting and egregious remarks left the actor with no option but to file a suit for defamation.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He found Irving's

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 16-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.         16-Aug-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below. Critics of television and film have argued that the quality of TV output has been diluted as stations pursue ratings by focusing on the "glitzy, the superficial, and the popular". In film, "Hollywood culture and values" are increasingly dominating film production in other countries. Hollywood films have changed from creating formulaic films which emphasize "shock-value and superficial thrill[s]" and the use of special effects, with themes that focus on the "basic instincts of aggression, revenge, violence, [and] greed." The plots "often seem simplistic, a standardized template taken from the shelf, and dialogue is minimal." The "ch