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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 18-Oct-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         18-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists fulsome  [  FOO' L-suh' m, FUHL-  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   effusive, excessive, overdone or repulsive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The host's fulsome praise for the Chief Guest was deeply embarrassing to all those who were present.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In the midst of fulsome praise for US president George Bush and Condoleezza Rice, the foreign office continued to hedge its bets. THE TIMES OF INDIA, Nuke deal: So far so good, but…, 18 Nov 2006, Indrani Bagchi,TNN   chide  [  chahyd  ]   [  intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to scold, reproach or reprimand 2. (intr. v.) to voice one's disapproval   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The teacher thought it fit to chide the childr

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 18-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.         18-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Let α, β be the roots of the quadratic equation x 2 + mx – 1 = 0, where m is an odd integer. Let Γ n = α n + β n , for n ≥ 0. Which of the following is true? OPTIONS     1) Γ n  is always a composite number   2) Γ n  is always an integer   3) Γ n  need not be an integer always   4) Γ n can never be an integer discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day Diverse reading during the preparation time will help develop a comfort level with the Reading Comprehension passages. Get acquainted with passages based on philosophy, political theory and sociology. more tips Last year's Question of the day (17-Oct-11) A clock is such that it loses 4 minutes each day. The clock is set right on February 25, 2008 at 2 p.