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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 09-Nov-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         09-Nov-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists trepidation  [  trep-i-DEY-shuh'n  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. fear or apprehension 2. tremor or a sudden, quivering motion   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She trembled with trepidation.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   For many of us, the idea of making bread at home brings up two distinct feelings: delight and trepidation. National Geographic, Flat Breads Rule, No Loafing Around, by Amy Topel   serried  [  SER-eed  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. compacted, crowded or packed closely together 2. saw-toothed or marked by ridges   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   People get used to travelling in serried local trains in Mumbai.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The headstones stand now shining in the winter sun as serried ranks, mean

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 09-Nov-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.         09-Nov-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day The following question has a base word in capital letters and options with certain words higlighted. Mark the option in which the highlighted word is the most OPPOSITE in meaning to the base word.  DEFAMATION OPTIONS     1) The local official's calumny ended up ruining his opponent's prospect of winning the election.   2) The function of poetry is religious invocation of the Muse; its use is the experience of surreal  exaltation  that her presence excites.   3) The process of demonization includes generalization, hyperbole, lies and outright slander at times.   4) Hitler invaded Poland in an act of unprovoked aggression . discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day The area of any triangle is directly propo

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 08-Nov-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         08-Nov-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of the Week Puzzle # 286 - Intelligent Savita 07-Nov-13 Savita wanted to buy some milk from the milkman for a tea party at her house. The milkman had three containers which could measure 3 distinct non-consecutive prime number values in the range of 10 to 30 litres when full. The largest vessel was empty, but the other two were completely filled with milk. The combined capacity of the three vessels is a prime value. Savita estimated that she would need 15 litres of milk. The milkman didn’t have any other container and wanted to put some milk in the container provided by Savita which would be roughly equal to 15 litres. But Savita didn’t like the idea and instead thought of a way to measure exactly 15 litres of milk using only the three containers that he had. Had she