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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 08-Jun-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         08-Jun-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists allusion  [  uh'-LOO-zhuh'n  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. of passing or casual reference, an instance of implied or indirect reference 2. the act of alluding or hinting at something   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Her allusion to the fact that she knew him was in doubt.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Love songs predominate, with themes of unrequited love and frequent allusion to the Leyla and Majnoon story being very important. National Geographic, Afghanistan   caprice  [  kuh'-PREES  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. an impulsive change of mind 2. an inclination to change one's mind impulsively 3. a sudden, unpredictable action, change or series of actions or changes   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His sudden caprice cau

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 08-Jun-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.         08-Jun-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the following question based on the information given below: Theoretical physicists use mathematics to describe certain aspects of Nature. Sir Isaac Newton was the first theoretical physicist, although in his own time his profession was called "natural philosophy".  By Newton's era people had already used algebra and geometry but algebra and geometry only describe things that are sitting still. In order to describe things that are moving or changing in some way, Newton invented calculus.  Newton's new calculus, combined with his "Laws of Motion", made a mathematical model for the force of gravity that not only described the observed motions of planets and stars in the night sky, but also of swinging weights

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 07-Jun-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         07-Jun-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of Week Puzzle # 264 - "The Famous cook" 06-Jun-13 Robin is a famous cook who makes really exquisite dishes. He takes precise care in the amount of ingredients which he uses for preparing the dishes. For a dish named Lamino , he needs exactly one litre of water but he does not have any container in his kitchen which can measure one litre. But he has two cylindrical containers. The larger cylinder can hold ten litres of water and the smaller one can hold three litres. The height of the former is twice that of the latter. Can he get the required amount of water using only the two given cylinders? 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%-corr