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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 04-Jan-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         04-Jan-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists lout  [  lout  ]   [  noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a goon, boor, oaf or awkward person 2. (tr.v.) to scorn or treat contemptuously 3. (intr.v.) to respectfully bend, bow or stoop   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was often described as a lout with brains the size of a pea.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The drunken lout is the most common killer of the office party, according to Marjorie Brody, president of Brody Communications, a business consulting firm in Philadelphia. abcNews, Holiday Parties Are a Headache for Managers, By ERIC NOE, Dec. 15, 2005   ominous  [  OM-uh'-nuh's  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. foreboding, portentous or inauspicious 2. of or being a omen esp. one

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 04-Jan-14

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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.         04-Jan-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Choose the labeled parts that is/are CORRECT in terms of grammar and usage. A non-believer is safe from the fires of Hell, the pope assures us, as long as he listens to his own conscience. These are his exact words: "Listening [to] and obeying [one's conscience] means to decide about what is perceived to be good or to be evil." OPTIONS     1) A and D   2) B and C   3) A, B and C   4) B and D discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day XAT 2011 will be a multiple choice test of 2 hours followed by an additional 20 minutes duration. The format of the additional test may range from an open-ended essay or a multiple-choice type. Best of luck for the test. more tips Last year's Question of t

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 03-Jan-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         03-Jan-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of the Week Puzzle # 294 - "Suppandi's Code" 02-Jan-14 Suppandi steals a diamond from an exhibition and keeps it in a locker. This locker opens only if the correct code is entered. This code is formed by writing three numbers a, b and c next to each other in the form ‘abc’. However, to prove that he is the best, Suppandi leaves a clue in the form of a diagram.  Police somehow manage to bring the locker to the police station but are unable to crack the code. So, they call Chacha Chaudhary, whose mind works faster than a computer. He guesses a, b and c within 10 seconds and cracks the code. If the clue left behind by Suppandi is as shown above, can you guess the code that Chacha Chaudhary cracked?  discuss | more puzzles   Do you have solution! If you think you