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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 20-Jul-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         20-Jul-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists contort  [  kuh' n-TAWRT  ]   [  intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to twist, deform, distort or bend 2. (intr.v.) to be strained or distorted   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His face contorted into a grimace after tasting the vile medicine.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Every now and then, when the situation calls for it, they've been known to bend, sculpt, or otherwise contort the facts to their liking. CNN, Lies are good for family and friends, By Lisa Kogan, September 5, 2008   animadversion  [  an-uh'-mad-VUR-zhuh' n, -shuh' n  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. negative criticism 2. a censorious or critical comment or remark   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Mr. Darcy often made animadversi

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 20-Jul-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.         20-Jul-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate pair of words from the given options. The film star lived a life of extravagance and general __________ which was typical of the self-indulgence __________ in the film industry. OPTIONS     1) debauchery, rare   2) profligacy, endemic   3) austerity, prevalent   4) severity, customary discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day For any two even functions, their sum, difference, product or division (of one by the other) is an even function. The derivative or integral of an even function is an odd function. more tips Last year's Question of the day (19-Jul-12) If, x 2 – yz ­ = 3 y 2 – zx ­ = 4 z 2 – xy = 5 Then which of the following is possible value of

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 19-Jul-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         19-Jul-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of Week Puzzle # 270 - "The Wily Captain" 18-Jul-13 William Brown was the captain of the infamous pirate ship ‘The Black Swan‘. He was known for his devious schemes, often in his own favour and to the disadvantage of his own crew. One of the best examples of this situation was when William and his crew retrieved the treasure of the lost city of Atlantis. They found 32 gold coins which was a happy coincidence given that the crew consisted of exactly 32 pirates including the Captain. William was not going to be satisfied with just one coin. According to the Pirates rule book ( ironically pirates have rule books! ), the Captain has the right to propose any changes but has no voting rights. The proposal will be passed only if more number of people support it than those op