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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 22-Sep-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         22-Sep-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists solvent  [  SOL-vuh' nt  ]   [  noun, adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) capable of meeting or repaying legal debts 2. (adj.) capable of dissolving 3. (n.) a substance dissolving another when forming a solution 4. (n.) one providing a solution   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Solvent funds are the need of the hour.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Illegal sales of aerosols containing solvents took place in 95% of shops checked by a survey in Derbyshire. BBC, Shop sting reveals solvent sales, 24 March, 2005   salacious  [  suh'-LEY-shuh's  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. lecherous 2. promoting sexual desire   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The salacious old man was arrested for indecent behaviour.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They a

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 22-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.         22-Sep-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below. There are several desi words that I challenge anyone to translate accurately. Think about it. Can 'Bindaas' or 'Jhakaas' survive transliteration? Try it for yourself - sound effects and all. Try doing the same with 'Maar dalaa' as expressed by the matchless Madhuri in 'Devdas'. What will you say - "He killed me?" Yuck! That's the power of our slang. It conveys far more and is much richer than its Angrezi equivalents. Take a simple word like 'Doobara'. To start with, it's musical. And more importantly, it has a certain emotive resonance that defies deconstruction . 'Doobara' conveys longing and nostalgia. When someone fall

Testfunda launches Mini Compact CAT Test Centre

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          21-Sep-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Last Lap for CAT'13 With less than 25 days left for CAT, give your preparation that last minute kick. TF Launches