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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 07-Dec-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         07-Dec-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists imposture  [  im-POS-cher  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. the act of deception by using an assumed name, character or identity 2. the practice of fraudulently imposing upon anyone 3. an instance of deception by using a false name and identity   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The friendly insurance agent was taken into custody by the police for imposture.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Whistler, said Ruskin, was guilty of "wilful imposture" in asking 200 guineas "for flinging a pot of paint in the public's face" with one of his nocturnes of the Thames. The Telegraph, Turner and Constable: we've lost the art of feuds for art's sake, Christopher Howse, 22 September 2009.   gamut  [  Gam-uh' t  ]

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 07-Dec-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.         07-Dec-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below. Thalidomide was used in the late 1950s as a sedative by pregnant women to help overcome morning sickness - but it damaged babies in the womb, restricting the growth of arms and legs. About 10,000 Thalidomide babies were born worldwide until the drug was withdrawn in the early 1960s. But in Brazil the drug was re-licensed in 1965 as a treatment for skin lesions, one of the complications of leprosy. Researchers now say 100 Brazilian children have injuries exactly like those caused by Thalidomide. A tragedy is occurring in Brazil... it is a syndrome, which can be avoided only if Thalidomide is banned. Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the call for a complete ban on Thalidomi

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 06-Dec-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         06-Dec-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of the Week Puzzle # 290 - "Mapping Switches and Bulbs" 05-Dec-13 Rahul has been assigned a new lab by his university for his research. There are two rooms in the lab.  Room 1 has 125 switches and the room 2 has equal number of bulbs such that each bulb has a corresponding unique switch in room 1. Each bulb has a sensor attached below it which emits light for eleven seconds after the bulb is switched off. There is a counter at the door that connects the two rooms which increments by one (the counter shows integer values only), when Rahul passes through. Rahul is in the room that has switches. He has to identify correct pairs of switches and bulbs. The counter is set to one initially. Rahul cannot switch on or off two bulbs at the same instant. He takes at- least one se