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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 22-Nov-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         22-Nov-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists patent  [  peyt-nt; also PAT-nt or, PEYT  ]   [  noun, adjective, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) the sole right to sell or manufacture an invention that has been conferred by the government 2. (adj.) conferred or protected by a patent 3. (tr.v.) to obtain the right to exclusively manufacture or sell something   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He owned the patent for all of his inventions.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Hybrid Systems, a company he co-founded, has a broad portfolio of patents in this area and will begin clinical trials in 2009. Economist, Cancer killers, By Jan Piotrowski, Nov 19th 2008   taper  [  TEY-per  ]   [  intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to get thinner or smaller towards the

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 22-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.         22-Nov-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day The table above shows the 16 ODI teams playing in the ICC World Cup 2013 along with their ranks. The tournament has three knockout rounds followed by a final. In the first round, the team ranked 1 st plays against the team ranked 16 th (this is called Match 1), the team ranked 2 nd plays against the team ranked 15 th (this is called Match 2) and so on. In the second round, the winner of Match 1 plays the winner of Match 8, the winner of Match 2 plays the winner of Match 7 and so on. In any round, if a lower-ranked team beats a higher-ranked team, it is termed an 'upset'. The only upset in the first round is caused by Ireland (Ire), which gets knocked out in the second round. If South Africa loses in the third round, which of the follow

TESTFunda Weekly Newsletter 21-Nov-13

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          21-Nov-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback IN THE SPOTLIGHT • Weekly Dose of GK and Current Affairs from November 14th to November 20th 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.