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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 21-Oct-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         21-Oct-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists conflagration  [  kon-fluh'-GREY-shuh' n  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   a huge and destructive fire   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A series of conflagrations over the past few years have destroyed much of the forests of New South Wales.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In all there were three major earthquakes, several tsunamis, and a conflagration that consumed most of the Portuguese city of Lisbon on November 1, 1755—All Saints' Day. National Geographic, Earthquakes:Sunday surprise   wary  [  WAIR-ee  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. watchful, careful or cautious 2. characterized or marked by utmost caution   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The wary child did not approach the stranger.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   As wary Amer

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 21-Oct-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.         21-Oct-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day A research institute conducted a survey to test the popularity of four singers over a period of seven years. In each year, the same set of n respondents was asked to vote for exactly one of these four singers. The line graph below shows the percentage of respondents who voted for each singer in each year. If the percentage of respondents voting for a singer increased from one year to the next, the singer was said to have "progressed" and if it decreased, the singer was said to have "regressed". If there was no change in the percentage of respondents voting for a singer from one year to the next, the singer had "held his ground". Each singer was assigned 0 points at the beginning of the survey and got +2, −1 and