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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 19-Apr-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         19-Apr-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists cozen  [  KUHZ-uh'n  ]   [  intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to trick or to mislead by means of fraud 2. (tr. v.) to induce someone to commit an act by coaxing 3. (intr. v.) to act deceitfully   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   No matter how hard he tried he could not cozen the old couple to part with their property.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In candor's stead, we coax, cozen, and imply; we cloak our language in e-mail and conversation so we don't appear too blunt, too aggressive, too demanding. CNN, Just say what you want! Ellen Tien, 2 September 2008.   laud  [  lawd  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to extol or sing one's praise 2. (tr. v.) to honour or

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 19-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.         19-Apr-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the following based on the passage given below. The concept of samsara, of maya and mithya , the illusory nature of the material world around us, was crystallised in the Upanishads by the 8th or 9th century BCE. The high purpose in life was to be able to see the eternal truth beyond the veils of illusion. Persons who were able to achieve this were known as Buddhas, or enlightened ones, and Tirtankaras, or victors over the fear of death. Over the next 2,000 years, this vision of life and of a path to escape from the web of maya spread to many countries of Asia. It pervaded the culture of present-day Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Tibet, Central Asia, China, Korea and Japan. Present-day Bangladesh was culturally very clo

TESTFunda Weekly Newsletter 18th April

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          18-Apr-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback IN THE SPOTLIGHT • Weekly Dose of GK and Current Affairs from April 11th to April 17th This section will keep you abreast of all the important news and latest happenings around the world without looking at different sources across the internet.