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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 08-Oct-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         08-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists slaked  [  sleyk  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to quench or satiate a desire or craving 2. (tr.v.) to rejuvenate or invigorate 3. (tr.v.) to disintegrate lime by hydrating it 4. (tr.v.) to curb or diminish 5. (intr.v.) to cause lime to undergo slaking by hydration 6. (intr.v.) to abate or curb   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He slaked his thirst by drinking an entire bottle of cold water.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This unstable material is then "slaked" in a water bath (a violent chemical reaction during which the rock turns to lime putty). Telegraph, Property in Hampshire: Old Ship happy to live off the land, Anna Tyzack, 08 Aug 2008   mendacious  [  men-DEY-shuh 's  ]   [  adjective  ]

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 08-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.         08-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Let P 0 ( x ) = x 3 + 313 x 2 – 77 x – 8. For integers n ≥1, define P n ( x ) = P n -1 ( x – n ). Find the coefficient of x in P 20 ( x )? OPTIONS     1) 673   2) 763   3) 457   4) 856   5) None of these discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day To calculate the average rate of interest, you must calculate the geometric mean, not the arithmetic mean. For example, if the rate of interest provided by a bank in three successive years was 10%, 20%, and 15%, this means that the investment was multiplied by 1.10, 1.20, and 1.15 in the three years respectively. Hence, the geometric mean needs to be calculated. more tips Last year's Question of the day (07-Oct-11) S = 12 3 + 20 3 + 15 3 + 8 3 + 9 3 + 6