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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 02-Oct-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         02-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists taciturn  [  TAS-i-turn  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. one who is habitually less inclined to talk   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was a taciturn man who chose his words with care.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Keshubhai Patel, a generous host to scribes clamouring for bytes, was remarkably taciturn. The Times of India, Modi advised to expand his cabinet, by Mohua Chatterjee, March 31, 2005   mores  [  MAWR-eyz, -eez, MOHR-  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. socially accepted customs and traditions 2. attitudes, ways or manners   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The social mores prevalent in the villages still forbid inter-caste marriages.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   With the print run nearing half a million, it is time for Chronicles to refocus on &qu

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 02-Oct-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.         02-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day In triangle ABC, AC = 450 and BC = 300. Points K and L are located on AC and AB respectively such that AK = CK, and CL is the angle bisector of angle C. Let P be the point of intersection of BK and CL, and let M be the point on line BK for which K is the midpoint of PM. If AM = 180, find LP. OPTIONS     1) 105   2) 90   3) 72   4) None of These discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day If [ x ] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x , then for a real number, x , [ x ] + [ x + 1/ n ] + [ x + 2/ n ] + [ x + 3/ n ] + … + [ x + ( n - 1)/ n ] = [ nx ] more tips Last year's Question of the day (01-Oct-11) P is the centre of a square constructed on the hypotenuse AC of a right-angled triangle ABC. Find ∠ A