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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 06-Apr-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         06-Apr-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists acidulous  [  uh'-SIJ-uh'-luh's  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. somewhat sour in taste or manner 2. moderately tart or caustic   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The drink was acidulous and was pink in colour.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The Nose is a blast of acidulous fun, with a superb libretto (Gogol's story), begging for a British staging. Telegraph, London dances to Russia's tunes, Ismene Brown, 14 Jul 2006   epithet  [  EP-uh'-thet  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a term that is applied to characterize something or someone 2. a contemptuous or abusive word or phrase 3. a title or name used to describe someone   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She hated the epithet of being a beauty with no brains.   USAG

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 06-Apr-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.         06-Apr-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day What is the number of ways to get 16 as the sum while throwing a dice five times in a row? OPTIONS     1) 567   2) 824   3) 735   4) 777   5) 999 discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day The area of any triangle is directly proportional to the square of any of its linear attributes - side, median, altitude. This property can be used to solve questions based on similar triangles faster. more tips Last year's Question of the day (05-Apr-12) The question below contains a paragraph followed by alternative summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the paragraph. The device paradigm can be illustrated through comparison of a wood-burning stove, a "thing", versus the central heating sys

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 05-Apr-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         05-Apr-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of Week Puzzle # 255 - "Winner Takes Last" 04-Apr-13 You and your friend play a game with marbles. There are 100 marbles on the floor. Each of you take turns in picking any number of marbles from one to eight. The person who cannot pick any more marbles in his turn loses. Given that you are allowed to pick the first marble, how can you make sure that you always win? Give a detailed strategy. discuss | more puzzles   Do you have solution! If you think you know the solution submit your solution (do not reply to this email, use the link). The first person to send a 100%-correct solution and five other people, picked at random from all the 100%-correct solutions submitted by Sunday, will get 200 Reward Points. TestFunda team's decision on the correctness of the solut

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