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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 01-Dec-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         01-Dec-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists revile  [  ri-VAHYL  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to scold or rebuke using offensive language 2. (intr.v.) to insult by means of abusive language   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The main accusation against the soldiers was that they reviled the prisoners of war.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The contrast with neighbouring Nepal, where this year a much-reviled monarch was given his marching orders, could not be starker. The Economist, Crowning glory, Nov 13th 2008   sallow  [  SAL-oh  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) a sickly, yellow shade or hue of yellow 2. (tr.v.) to cause something to become sallow 3. (n.) a broad-leaved willow   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His sallow skin indicated that he had been s

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 01-Dec-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.         01-Dec-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Two sequences, a n and b n are defined as follows; a 0 = a 1 = 1 b 0 = 1 and b 1 = 3 n is a non-negative integer. OPTIONS     1) 2021055   2) 2027091   3) 2023066   4) 2025078 discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day Questions based on vocabulary can also be solved using an analytical approach. Analyzing the sentence in which the word is used can give clues towards finding the contextual meaning of the word even if you do not know the dictionary meaning of the word. more tips Last year's Question of the day (30-Nov-11) In Δ ABC, O is the orthocenter and D, E and F are the feet of perpendicular to sides BC, AC and AB from point O respectively. Which of the following holds? OPTIONS     1) BC(BD 2 – DC 2 ) + AC

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 30-Nov-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         30-Nov-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of Week Puzzle 237 - "CALL OR LOSE" 29-Nov-12 Ramesh and Suresh decided to play a game of numbers. In this game, each person calls out a number which is less than or equal to n , alternatively. The rules of the game are as follows: 1. Ramesh starts the game by calling out the first number and he always calls out an odd number. 2. Suresh will always call out an even number. 3. Each of them will call out a number greater than the previous number. (Ramesh can choose any odd number at the start of the game.) 4. The game ends when the players cannot call the next number. For example, if n = 6, then following represents the possible games; {1, 6}, {5, 6}, {3, 4, 5, 6}, {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} etc. The length of any game is defined as the total number of numbers wh