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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 16-Nov-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         16-Nov-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists sever  [  SEV-er  ]   [  intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to cut off 2. (tr. v.) to separate of break off 3. (intr. v.) to become cut   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The accident victim and his severed hand were placed in the ambulance and rushed to the hospital.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A Hampshire boy who survived a racing crash which almost severed his head from his neck is back behind the wheel. BBC, 'Head sever' boy is back racing, 3 August 2009   varnish  [  VAHR-nish  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a paint containing a solvent and an evaporating binder used to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film 2. (n.) a surface or coating of gloss or po

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 16-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.         16-Nov-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day On a distant planet, some aliens use a different number system. They use the same digits as the decimal number system (i.e. 0 to 9) in the same order as decimal but skip the digits 2 and 3. How would they represent the decimal number 10001 in their number system? OPTIONS     1) 19591   2) 41671   3) 45641   4) 48015 discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day Identifying the central idea of an RC passage is very important as most of the supporting ideas revolve around this one basic idea. Also, while solving the questions, a correct understanding of the core essence of the passage will enable one to easily identify all the incorrect options that contradict it. more tips Last year's Question of the day (15-Nov-12) Each of

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 15-Nov-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         15-Nov-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of the Week Puzzle # 287 - Pack up Jerry! 14-Nov-13 Each size A box was big enough to hold a stack of 12 size B boxes. Jerry packed (completely) a few size A boxes and kept the remaining empty. Each size B box was big enough to hold a stack of 6 size C boxes. Jerry packed (completely) a few size B boxes with size C boxes and kept the rest empty. It is also known that the number of size B boxes that is not empty in each stack is the same as the number of size A boxes filled initially. If the number of empty boxes is 141, how many boxes are present with Jerry? (Assume that Jerry had 17 boxes of size A). discuss | more puzzles   Do you have solution! If you think you know the solution submit your solution (do not reply to this email, use the link). The first person to send a 100%-correct