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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 14-Nov-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         14-Nov-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists slovenly  [  SLUHV-uh' n-lee  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) untidy, unkempt or bedraggled 2. (adj.) characteristic of or pertaining to a sloven or slipshod 3. (adv.) in a manner that reflects untidiness or shabbiness   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He lost his job because of his slovenly dressing style.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Behind his slovenly, shambling flabbiness, he packs a vicious left hook. Chronicles Magazine, I Love My Mother, Sicko   ruminate  [  ROO-muh'-neyt  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to chew up repetitively like a cow does 2. (tr. v.) to ponder over a thought repetitively 3. (intr.v.) to chew cud repetitively like a cow 4. (intr.v.) to think over a matter repetit

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 14-Nov-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.         14-Nov-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day The statement(s) below are the summary of a paragraph. Choose the option that best represents the paragraph that was summarised. Doctors like to project an air of authority when making their clinical decisions. Patients like it too, for it is reassuring to think that one's health is in the hands of an expert. It would be unsettling if, upon prescribing you a drug, your doctor admitted that the scientific research about what exactly the drug did, and how effective it was at doing it, was patchy and distorted, sometimes to the point where nobody has any real idea of what effects the drugs they are prescribing are likely to have on their patients. OPTIONS     1) Though doctors and patients display faith, clinical decisions are often based o