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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 18-Mar-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         18-Mar-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists advent  [  AD-vent  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. the arrival or coming 2. the period before Christmas, that includes four Sundays preceding it, which is considered by Christians as a time to pray and fast 3. the coming or birth of Jesus Christ at the incarnation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The advent of the information age was welcomed by the developing world.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In all the days of advent until Christmas day and from then on until 12th night - the season wherein his birth is celebrated - I have been giving him, and will yet give him, much thought. says Clive James BBC, Lest we forget, Jesus the man, 26 December 2008   contrite  [  kuh' n-TRAHYT, KON-trahyt  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   penitent, sho

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 18-Mar-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.         18-Mar-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the following question based on the information given below. Most people in India believe that a strong Lok Pal or the Anti-corruption Bill is the answer to corruption in India. Our experience with law enforcement and the judiciary suggests otherwise. Corruption is better addressed through transparency, clear rules for decision making and e-governance. The Right to Information Act which empowers the ordinary citizens to demand transparency is probably a superior answer to corruption than the proposed Lok Pal. Which of the following is an assumption implicit in the above argument? OPTIONS     1) Investigation and punishment are not effective ways to fight corruption.   2) Corruption does not necessarily involve violation of rules or la