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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 26-Dec-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         26-Dec-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists toady  [  TOH-dee  ]   [  noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a sycophant or one who flatters other people in order to gain favours 2.(tr.v.) to act or behave like a sycophant or toady 3. (intr.v.) to flatter someone in the hope of gaining favours   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was considered to be the toady of the mafia boss.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In the pavilion, Prince Philip is staring out at the scenes of celebration while a toady whispers into his ear. BBC, England v NZ - Third Test day one as it happened, By Tom Fordyce   conduit  [  KON-dwit  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a tube or pipe for conveying fluids 2. a duct for enclosing electric cables   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The two t

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 26-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.         26-Dec-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below. After returning to Thornfield, Jane broods over Mr. Rochester's impending marriage to Blanche Ingram. But on a midsummer evening, he proclaims his love for Jane and proposes. As she prepares for her wedding, Jane's forebodings arise when a strange, savage-looking woman sneaks into her room one night and rips her wedding veil in two. As with the previous mysterious events, Mr. Rochester attributes the incident to drunkenness on the part of Grace Poole, one of his servants. During the wedding ceremony, Mr. Mason and a lawyer declare that Mr. Rochester cannot marry because he is still married to Mr. Mason's sister Bertha. Mr. Rochester admits this is true, but explains that his f