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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 13-May-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         13-May-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists emollient  [  i-MOL-yuh' nt  ]   [  noun, adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) having a softening, soothing or relaxing effect esp. on one's skin 2. (adj.) mollifying or reducing another's harshness 3. (n.) a lotion, or other agent that makes skin smooth 4. (n.) an agent that helps by mollifying or assuaging   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Aloe vera has an emollient effect and is frequently used in beauty creams.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Topically, hydrogenated vegetable oil is an amazing skin-softener, emollient, and barrier ingredient. CNN, Nine weird ingredients in makeup, By Adrienne Crezo, July 18, 2008   gaunt  [  gawnt  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. thin, bony, haggard or emaciated 2. desolate, bar

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 13-May-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.         13-May-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the following based on the passage given below. Rich folk affect the rest of us in two big ways. First, the way they spend their money has all kinds of ripple effects. Their hunches move markets. Their consumption supports a whole sub-economy of hoteliers, watchmakers and financial advisers. And their philanthropy funds schools, pressure groups and research into tropical diseases. The second, and more important, way is that to become rich in the first place, they typically have to do something extraordinary. Some inherit their money, of course, but most build a better mousetrap, finance someone else's good idea or at least run a chain of hairdressers in a way that keeps customers coming back. And because they are mostly self-made,