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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 10-Feb-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         10-Feb-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists clipper  [  KLIP-er  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. anything that clips or a person that shears 2. a cutting tool for hair, nails etc. 3. a sharp-bowed sailing vessel of the mid-19th century, built for great speed   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He bought a pair of hedge clippers to trim the overgrown bushes in his garden.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He says he's also a barber, having acquired clippers he uses to cut people's hair at a price he says is lower than area barber shops. CNN, In winter, some homeless choose between independence, warmth, Jason Hanna, 8 January 2010.   backslide  [  BAK-slahyd  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to go back to one's old bad habits or sinful beha

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 10-Feb-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.         10-Feb-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Three of the sentences labelled A, B, C and D form part of a paragraph. One sentence is out of context. Choose the ODD sentence for your answer. A. If those who ultimately are in charge of determining how society is going to be ordered are not informed, then the result would be disastrous. B. We, the people, have to win that battle if we have to win the war for freedom. C. Let's be very clear that in a democracy, ultimate power rests with the people and not the Government which is granted its legitimacy by the people. D. The cornerstone of a democracy is an informed citizenry, if the notion of a democracy has to have any meaning that is internally consistent. OPTIONS     1) A   2) B   3) C   4) D discuss | yesterday's solution