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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 15-Nov-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         15-Nov-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists scuttle  [  SKUHT-l  ]   [  noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a scamper, short run or scurry 2. (n.) an open, broad and shallow basket that usually is used to carry vegetables or grain 3. (intr.v.) to run or scamper away 4. (tr.v.) to sink by, on purpose, making holes or opening in the bottom of a ship or other nautical vessel   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He scuttled ahead and managed to catch the bus.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Once caught, suspected smugglers often "scuttle," or sink, the subs, sending both vessel and cocaine to the bottom of the sea. CNN, Smugglers sink 'drug subs,' but not feds' case, By Azadeh Ansari CNN, January 14, 2009   diabolic  [  dahy-uh'-BOL-ik

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 15-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.         15-Nov-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below. For more than three decades, China's GDP has grown by an average of more than 10% annually. But former Premier Wen Jiabao rightly described this impressive growth performance as "unstable, unbalanced, uncoordinated, and unsustainable," highlighting the many economic, social, and environmental costs and challenges that have accompanied it. Now China must choose between the export-based, investment-driven growth model of the past and a new, more viable economic order. Cheap credit and perverse incentives – such as promotions for officials who contribute most to GDP growth – have led to massive but redundant investment, which, in turn, has contributed to excess capacity in manu

TESTFunda Weekly Newsletter 14-Nov-13

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          14-Nov-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback IN THE SPOTLIGHT • Weekly Dose of GK and Current Affairs from November 7th to November 13th 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.