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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 18-Apr-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         18-Apr-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists cauterise  [  KAW-tuh'-rahyz  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to burn, sear or freeze by means of a caustic agent 2. to deaden or render senseless or insensitive   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The flesh around the wound was cauterised to minimize pain.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The traditional method, which heats tissue to cauterise wounds, can affect the ability to eat and drink for days. BBC, 'Less pain' tonsil ops developed, 21 December, 2003   fancier  [  FAN-see-er  ]   [  noun, adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) an enthusiast or a person having a liking for something 2. (n.) a person who breeds animals or plants in order to improve their strain 3. (adj.) a greater degree of fancy   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was a horse fancier and had t

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 18-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.         18-Apr-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day What is the remainder when 34! is divided by 111? OPTIONS     1) 15   2) 30   3) 60   4) 18   5) None of these discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day If all the coefficients of the different powers of x in an equation are positive, the equation does not have any positive root and if all the coefficients of even powers of x of an equation are of one sign and all the coefficients of the odd powers of x are of the opposite sign, the equation does not have any negative root. more tips Last year's Question of the day (17-Apr-12) The question below contains a paragraph followed by alternative summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the paragraph. Some of the ambiguity and controversy invo

Story Marathon - Part 2 | Results of Story Marthon - Part 1

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          17-Apr-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Do you often see the first few lines of a story, imagine what would follow and get disappointed with the turn it takes? Do you think all you need is a few lines to begin with? Here is your chance to explore that creative side. Take part in the second part of the Story Marathon and get a chance to give the story that twist that you always wished you could. Here is how it goes: