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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 29-Oct-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         29-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists exacerbate  [  ig-ZAS-er-beyt, ek-SAS-  ]   [  verb  ]   MEANING :   aggravate; increase intensity, bitterness or violence   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The BJP's move to brand all muslims as potential terrorists is likely to exacerbate the already high social tensions prevalent in our country.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The move was likely to exacerbate the political tensions that have been running high since the opposition made unprecedented gains in the March general elections, eroding the ruling coalition's majority. The Age, Anwar arrest triggers call for street protest, July 17, 2008   constraint  [  kuh' n-STREYNT  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. restriction, confinement or limitation 2. awkwardness, forced behav

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 29-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.         29-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below. Gibbard took the band name from the title of the song written by Neil Innes and Vivian Stanshall and performed by their group, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, in The Beatles' 1967 film, Magical Mystery Tour. The song's name was in turn taken from an invented pulp fiction crime magazine, devised by Richard Hoggart as part of his 1957 study of working class culture The Uses of Literacy. Death Cab for Cutie began as a solo project of Ben Gibbard while he was the guitar player for the band Pinwheel and was recording under the name All-Time Quarterback. As Death Cab for Cutie, Gibbard released a cassette titled You Can Play These Songs with Chords; the release was surprisingly successful a