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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 21-Oct-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         21-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists extirpate  [  EK-ster-peyt, ik-STUR-peyt  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to destroy or remove completely; exterminate 2. to pull up by; uproot   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The Pakistani army chief's decision to send troops to the Swat valley to extirpate the Taliban was well received both within and outside the country.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   President George W. Bush still favored the Israeli offensive to extirpate Hezbollah from Lebanon. CNN, Tyrell: The commander in chief's blood pressure, Friday, August 4, 2006   dwindle  [  DWIN-dl  ]   [  intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to gradually or steadily reduce, lessen or diminish 2. (intr.v.) steadily or gradually lessen,

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 21-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.         21-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below. Within the fashion industry, intellectual property is not enforced as it is within the film industry and music industry. To "take inspiration" from others' designs contributes to the fashion industry's ability to establish clothing trends. For the past few years, WGSN has been a dominant source of fashion news and forecasts in steering fashion brands worldwide to be "inspired" by one another. Enticing consumers to buy clothing by establishing new trends is, some have argued, a key component of the industry's success. Intellectual property rules that interfere with the process of trend-making would, on this view, be counter-productive. In contrast, it is oft