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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 02-Sep-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         02-Sep-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists primogeniture  [  prahy-muh'-JEN-i-cher, -choo' r  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a condition or state where one is the first born among the children of the same set of parents 2. (law) a right to inheritance which exclusively belongs to the first born child esp. the eldest male child   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Modern monarchy is undecided about doing away with primogeniture   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   About 30% of UK firms are family owned, and half of them are managed by family members, with control passed down by "primogeniture" to the eldest son. Telegraph, Barack Obama: redefining the male physique, By Terry Kirby, 19 Jan 2009   reparation  [  rep-uh'-REY-shuh' n  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. an

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 02-Sep-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.         02-Sep-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below: Most human societies in the Old Stone Age consisted of small groups that migrated regularly in pursuit of game animals and wild plants. But recent archeological research has shown that in a number of places natural conditions and human ingenuity permitted some groups to establish settlements where they lived for much of the year, and in some cases for generation after generation. These settled communities harvested wild grains that grew in abundance in many areas. After surviving for centuries in this way, some of these communities made the transition to true farming by domesticating plants and animals near their permanent village sites. Many Palaeolithic peoples who established enduring