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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 31-Oct-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         31-Oct-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists mortify  [  MAWR-tuh'-fahy  ]   [  intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to deaden or discipline one's bodily appetites by fasting or self-denial 2. (tr.v.) to shame, embarrass or humiliate 3. (intr.v.) to practise mortification 4. (intr.v.) to become necrosed or gangrenous   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The outcome of the game mortified the home team.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It is not only deeply painful for the two of us but also for everyone else affected and it would mortify our mother if she were alive today and, if we might say so, we feel we are more able to speak for our mother than Paul. CNN, Burrell slammed as 'runaway train', October 25, 2003   iniquitous  [  i-NIK-wi-tu

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 31-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.         31-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: We ought to realize that in today's globalized and fully _____________ human network, a _____________ approach in politics can cause more and more damage and lead to global scale conflicts or wars. OPTIONS     1) Liberalised, parochial   2) Socialised, tyrannical   3) Symbiotic, liberalised   4) Interdependent, polarized discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day Habits like dragging a pointer along the lines of a passage while reading it or reading the passage aloud hamper reading speed. Practice a visual reading style and assimilate information simultaneously along with reading to increase reading speed. more tips Last year's Q