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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 23-Oct-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         23-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists libertine  [  LIB-er-teen, -tin  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a person who lives without moral restraint 2. a person who is a freethinker   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Feudal, conservative societies offer no place to a libertine.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The two brothers, the zealot and the libertine, dominate Coll's epic account of the wealthy Saudi Arabian family whose construction industry fortune was amassed by their father, Mohamed. ABC News, Blood Brothers: Could Osama Have Been Tamed?, By MARCUS BARAM, April 3, 2008   palaver  [  puh'-LAV-er, LAH-ver  ]   [  noun, verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a long negotiation between enemies or esp. one between primitive tribes and european traders 2. (n.) long idle

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 23-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.         23-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word/set of words in the given options: Concerned that the Arab rebellions would _____________ its own repressed minorities, the repressive China refused to allow the UN Security Council to be used to _____________ revolutionary changes in the Arab world. OPTIONS     1) encourage, thwart   2) inspire, repudiate   3) radicalize, promote   4) petrify, endorse discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day The main idea of an RC passage usually lies in the first or last paragraph of the passage. However, before selecting a passage to attempt, one should always have a look at the questions along with the subject/topic of the passage. more tips Last year's Question of the day (22-O

Reporter for the day - Part 2

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          22-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback For those of you who missed out on participating in the Reporter for the day contest, here's your chance to do just that. Write a brief article on any topic from the current news and get your article published on TestFunda. About the contest • You have to write a br