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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 10-Jan-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         10-Jan-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists maul  [  mawl  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a hammer that is heavy and used to drive wedges or stakes 2. (tr.v.) to use or handle in a rough manner 3. (tr.v.) to batter, injure or rough up   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   A maul was used to drive the wooden stakes into the ground.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A woman mauled by a chimpanzee two weeks ago has lost her hands, nose, lips and eyelids and may be blind and suffering brain damage, hospital officials have said. Telegraph, Pet chimp attack: Victim lost hands and nose and may have brain damage, 04 Mar 2009   limp  [  limp  ]   [  noun, adjective, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to walk unevenly by trying to avoid putting too much weigh

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 10-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.         10-Jan-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the information given in the passage: The logico-deductive method whereby conclusions (new knowledge) follow from premises (old knowledge) through the application of sound arguments (syllogisms, rules of inference), was developed by the ancient Greeks, and has become the core principle of modern mathematics. Tautologies excluded, nothing can be deduced if nothing is assumed. Axioms and postulates are the basic assumptions underlying a given body of deductive knowledge. They are accepted without demonstration. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage? OPTIONS     1) An assumption is the basic starting point to prove or disprove any premises.   2) An "axiom", in classica

TESTFunda Weekly Newsletter 09-Jan-14

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          09-Jan-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback IN THE SPOTLIGHT • Weekly Dose of GK and Current Affairs from January 1st to January 8th 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.