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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 21-Mar-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         21-Mar-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists detraction  [  di-TRAK-shuh' n  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. disparagement, belittling or malicious criticism 2. detracting or an act of taking away   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The detraction was uncalled for.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Middle East has its own oil use and therefore the detraction from the amount it can give to the rest of the world market has also gone up by 45%. BBC, Do speculators exploit the poor?, By Terry Messenger BBC Money Programme, 28 January 2009   placate  [  PLEY-keyt  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to appease 2. (tr. v.) to pacify 3. (n.) a piece of plate armor to protect the torso   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The peasants realised that the only way to placate the despot

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 21-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.         21-Mar-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day What will be the value of the missing number? OPTIONS     1) 9   2) 6   3) 2   4) 3   5) None of these discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day If one of the angles in a cyclic quadrilateral is right angled, then the diagonal of the quadrilateral will be the diameter of the circle. more tips Last year's Question of the day (20-Mar-12) The true origin of the blancmange is obscure, but it is believed that it was a result of the Arab introduction of rice and almonds in early medieval Europe. However, there is no evidence of the existence of any similar Arab dishes from that period; though the Arabic mahallabÄ«yah is similar, its origins are uncertain. Several other names for related or similar dishes existed in Eu