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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 03-Oct-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         03-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists progeny  [  PROJ-uh'-nee  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. offspring, descendants or young ones 2. a product, result or issue   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Their progeny was destined for stardom.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Even for the best sire that has ever stood in Europe, which is probably Sadler's Wells, less than 60 per cent of his progeny would have won a race by the end of their three year old career," said Philip Freedman, chairman of the Throroughbred Breeders' Association. Telegraph, High price may not make champion horse, By Roger Highfield, 19/12/2007   patrimony  [  PA-truh'-moh-nee  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   an inheritance from one's father or male ancestor   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The wealthy industrialist set aside a patr

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 03-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.         03-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below. Adults outnumber juveniles in most populations, but gauging the ratios is difficult because juveniles are harder to catch; with current sampling methods, estimates of age distribution vary widely. Annual survival rate of painted turtles increases with age. The probability of a painted turtle surviving from the egg to its first birthday is only 19%. For females, the annual survival rate rises to 45% for juveniles and 95% for adults. The male survival rates follow a similar pattern, but are lower overall than females, creating an average male age lower than that of the female. Natural disasters can confound age distributions. For instance, a hurricane can destroy many nests in a region, resulting in fewer hatchlings the next yea

News items of the week contest

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          02-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback As promised, this month is full of GK related contests. On the 2nd and 3rd of October we have a contest where you have to predict the starred articles that will feature in our next GK pdf under our GK and current affairs section and you stand a chance to win exciting gifts.