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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 01-Aug-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         01-Aug-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists firebrand  [  FAHYUH R-brand  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a burning piece of wood 2. an inciter, agitator, instigator or mischief-maker   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His use of a firebrand in the protected areas of the forest was criticised by the forest rangers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The protests were called after an Israeli air strike hit the home of Nizar Rayyan, a firebrand leader of Hamas who refused to go into hiding, killing him and members of his family. BBC, Gaza facing 'critical emergency' , 2 January 2009   garnish  [  GAHR-nish  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to adorn, embellish or decorate 2. (tr.v.) to embellish food or drink by adding something that enhances its flav

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 01-Aug-13

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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-Aug-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below. A new report has laid bare the UK's pretensions to have cut greenhouse gas emissions over recent years. Ministers have claimed global leadership in reducing CO2 emissions and urged other nations to follow suit as production of CO2 in the UK is down 20% in the past two decades. But the official Climate Change Committee (CCC) said that the UK's total contribution towards heating the climate has actually increased as the overall contribution to emissions is up 10%.  Which of the following help resolve the paradoxical claims in the above passage? OPTIONS     1) While the UK has been cutting emissions at home, it has been importing more goods from other countries, pushing up CO2 emissions ther

TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 31-Jul-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         31-Jul-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists grisly  [  GRIZ-lee  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. horrible, frightful, gruesome or ghastly 2. grim or formidable   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The grisly nature of the murder sent shockwaves through the local community.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   An ancient skeleton excavated from Stonehenge has revealed a grisly execution at the famous site. BBC, Stonehenge execution revealed, 9 June, 2000   genesis  [  JEN-uh'-sis  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. something's origin or beginning 2. the first book of the Bible that is related to the creation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The entire credit of the success of this project goes to him as he has headed it from its genesis.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   To take the last item first, it is