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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 18-Aug-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         18-Aug-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists demagogue  [  DEM-uh'-gog, -gawg  ]   [  noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a person or leader who appeals to the prejudices or passions of the people to gain power 2. (n.) in ancient times, a leader who champions the cause of the masses 3. (intr. v.) to speak or behave like a demagogue 4. (tr. v.) to treat an issue like a demagogue; obscure an issue with prejudice, emotions, etc.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was an effective demagogue and succeeded in uniting the workers in order to demand for better working conditions.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Self confident and energetic, O'Connor was a charismatic demagogue, who used mass meetings and the widely read 'Northern Star'

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 18-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.         18-Aug-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day If  I can direct what you think, I can control your conclusion. It is like blinkers on a horse. A horse able to see only in one direction is less likely to stray. Whether I say "Think of a pineapple" or I say "Don't think of a pineapple", I can guarantee that the image in your mind is that of a pineapple. _________. OPTIONS     1) The dissent is an illusion.   2) We have become so comfortable with blinkers!   3) We are uncomfortable with unlimited possibility.   4) Multiple perspectives bother us. discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day If a and b are each multiplied by any number n , or are divided by a common divisor n , then the HCF of a and b , is multiplied or divided by n . more

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 17-Aug-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         17-Aug-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of Week Puzzle # 222 - Figuring Out the Letter Cubes 16-Aug-12 Akash challenges Amit in a game of Letter Cubes. Akash has 4 cubes say C1, C2, C3 and C4. Different alphabet is present on each face of each of the 4 cubes in such a way that 24 of the 26 alphabets, including W, have been used. Using the letters on the top faces of the four cubes, and by rearranging the 4 cubes Akash forms 15 words and showed them one by one in an isolated manner to Amit. The 15 words formed are listed below.  CAVE CLEF DUPE PRAY RAIN PARK HAZY KITH LOIN POEM RASP SMUG RITE VARY JIBE Akash tells Amit that J and C is on one of the cube, and asked Amit to find out the rest of the alphabets present on this cube.  discuss | more puzzles   Do you have solution! If you think you know