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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 22-Nov-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         22-Nov-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists stratagem  [  STRAT-uh'-juh' m  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a deceptive trick or manoeuvre used against an enemy 2. an underhanded trick devised to attain an objective   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The stratagem adopted by the Allied troops was very well researched.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In some cases the stratagem seems necessary to maintain a healthy degree of exogamy, or outbreeding. National Geographic, The Imperiled Mountain Gorilla, By Dian Fossey, July 2008   stricture  [  STRIK-cher  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. an abnormal contraction or tapering of a duct or passage in the body 2. a restraint, curb or limit 3. harmful or unpleasant criticism or censure   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The patient was in a

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 22-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.         22-Nov-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815. His legal reform, the Napoleonic Code, has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide, but he is best remembered for his role in the wars led against France by a series of coalitions, the so-called Napoleonic Wars. He established hegemony over most of continental Europe and sought to spread the ideals of the French Revolution, while consolidating an imperial monarchy which restored aspects of the deposed ancien rĂ©gime. Due to his success in these wars, often against numerically superior enemies, he is generally regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of all time. Why is Napoleon one of the gre