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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 14-Dec-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         14-Dec-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists shrew  [  shroo  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. an ill-tempered woman known for her scolding 2. a small, mouse-like insectivorous mammal that has a long, pointed snout and soft fur   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The shrew screeched the house down.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A conservation project in Kent is giving people the chance to learn more about water shrews. BBC, Project to protect water shrews, 19 August, 2004   churlish  [  CHUR-lish  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   mean and impolite   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It would be churlish not to applaud the visiting team's resounding victory.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Leading academician Zamiruddin told the Hindustan Times that the decision was "churlish and tho

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 14-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.         14-Dec-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day There are p arithmetic progressions and each of these A.P.'s has n terms. The first term of the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , …, p th A.P. 1, 2, 3, ..., p respectively and the common difference of  the 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , …, p th series is 1, 3, 5, ...,(2 p – 1) respectively. What is the sum of all the terms of all these A.P.s? OPTIONS     1)   2)   3)   4)   5) None of these discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day While calculating the weighted average, the ratios of the weights can be used instead of using the actual weights. Also if the weights are equal then the weighted average is same as the simple average. more tips Last year's Question of the day (13-Dec-12) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate options

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 13-Dec-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         13-Dec-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of the Week Puzzle # 291 - "Number Crosword" 12-Dec-13 ACROSS   2  I am abcde. None of my digits are 0. ab is three times ed. bc is four times cd,  and a = d 6  My last three digits form a perfect square, my first two digits form a perfect  cube, my first, third and fifth digits are the same 7  I am a 4 digit perfect square. My first two digits are the same and my last two digits are the same. 8  I start with an even digit, I consist of a pythagorean triplet such that the hypotenuse is itself a perfect square and also my last two digits form a perfect square. DOWN 1  I am the sum of the cubes of my digits; all being distinct 3  I start with a square, I end with a cube, if I am abcdef, a*bc = de*f, I have all distinct digits and bc is a two digit square 4  I am