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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 28-Oct-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         28-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists obstinate  [  OB-stuh'-nit  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. stubborn, unyielding or mulish 2. difficult to treat or alleviate 3. persistent or refractory   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Being an obstinate and headstrong young man, he frequently clashed with his bosses.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Combine the obstinate mind-set with the strength of a seven-year old chimp—four to eight times as strong as an adult human—and that is a recipe for trouble, Fouts said. National Geographic, Goodall Group Calls for Curtain on Ape "Actors", Jennifer Hile, February 13, 2004   surly  [  SUR-lee  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. ill-tempered, rude or churlish 2. threatening or menacing 3. dismal or gloomy   USAGE EXA

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 28-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.         28-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Let S be the solution set for the equation y 3 = x 3 + 8 x 2 – 6 x + 8, for non-negative integers x and y . Let ( x 1 , y 1 ) and ( x 2 , y 2­ ) be two distinct pairs belonging to set S, then which of the following is always true? OPTIONS     1) | x 1 – x 2 | = | y 1 – y 2 |   2) | x 1 – x 2 | = | y 1 – y 2 | + 1   3) | x 1 – x 2 | = | y 1 – y 2 | – 1   4) | x 1 – x 2 | = 2 × | y 1 – y 2 |   5) None of the above discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day The test setter will always include an incorrect option that the test taker will arrive at if he has made an expected common calculation/logical error. Verify your answer even if it exactly matches one of the given options. more tips Last year's Q

7 months to UPSC CSAT – Start preparing now

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          27-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback 7 Months to UPSC Preliminary Examination UPSC has declared the date for the Civil Services Preliminary examination 2013. The exam is scheduled to be h