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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 24-Aug-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         24-Aug-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists emetic  [  uh'-MET-ik  ]   [  noun, adjective  ]   MEANING :   (adj.) causing vomiting (n.) a substance that causes vomiting   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The timely dose of emetic administered by the doctor managed to save the patient's life.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Napoleon's doctors gave him large doses of purgatives including tarter emetic and, the day before his death, a massive dose of mercurous chloride, called calomel. National Geographic, Pick Your Poison - 12 Toxic Tales, by Cathy Newman, May 2005   flummox  [  FLUHM-uh' ks  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   perplex; confound; confuse   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   In cricket, the reverse sweep is often employed by the batsman in order to flummox

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 24-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.         24-Aug-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Each of the following questions has a paragraph from which the last sentence has been deleted. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.  The World Trade Organisation, like many clubs, denies patrons the right of automatic readmission. Having quit the organisation's predecessor shortly after the Communist revolution of 1949, China had to wait 15 long years to gain entry after reapplying in the 1980s. ____________ . OPTIONS     1) China had to relax over 7,000 tariffs, quotas and other trade barriers.   2) Foreign frustration is partly a sign of China's success.   3) The doors finally opened in December 2001.   4) The price of re-entry was as steep as the wait was long. discuss

TESTFunda Weekly Newsletter 23rd August

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          23-Aug-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback IN THE SPOTLIGHT • TESTfunda Presents the 8 Week CAT Study Plan TF has created a special 8 week study plan that will boost your test preparation. Crack the CAT with a little help from us.