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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 30-Aug-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         30-Aug-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists opprobrium  [  uh'-PROH-bree-uh' m  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. infamy, disgrace or ignominy 2. reproach, criticism or contempt 3. one that causes dishonour, shame or humiliation   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It was the result of the opprobrium that he faced which caused him to contemplate suicide.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Peter Davies, the former regulator of the National Lottery, attracted much opprobrium for accepting a ride in a jet controlled by GTech, then part of the Camelot consortium. Telegraph, The corporate flying squad, 21 Mar 2001   penurious  [  puh'-NOO' R-ee-uh' s, -NYOO 'R-  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. parsimonious, stingy or miserly 2. destitute, indigent or impoveris

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 30-Aug-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.         30-Aug-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day For admission in various science colleges, a board conducts a test comprising four different sections Physics (P), Chemistry (C), Mathematics (M) and Biology (B). The table below shows the cut-off marks for each individual section as well as the aggregate cut-off marks (A) required for admission into five different colleges (C1-C5) affiliated to the board. The student gets admission in a particular college only if his/her sectional marks are greater than or equal to the cut-off marks for each section and his/her aggregate marks are greater than or equal to the aggregate cut-off marks for that college. Each section is of 100 marks. A blank in the table implies no sectional cut-off for that subject in that college. Ram's aggregate marks were X b

TESTFunda Weekly Newsletter 29-Aug-13

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          29-Aug-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback IN THE SPOTLIGHT • Weekly Dose of GK and Current Affairs from August 22nd to August 28th 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.