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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 11-Feb-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         11-Feb-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists dissent  [  di-SENT  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to disagree 2. (tr.v.) to withhold approval 3. (n.) disagreement 4. (n.) non-conformity   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The members dissented to ensure that no clear decision could be agreed upon.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Iran's regime has been unable to banish dissent within the highest levels of the Shia Muslim hierarchy over the outcome of the June 12 presidential election. Telegraph, Iran backing down over arrests as reporter freed, By Damien McElroy, 05 Jul 2009   institutionalize  [  in-sti-TOO-shuh'-nl-ahyz  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to make into or treat as an organization 2. to keep in a place reserved for the men

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 11-Feb-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.         11-Feb-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below.   Bacteria develop antibiotic resistance because they are frisky on a scale that's difficult to imagine. Some bacteria can double in numbers every 20 minutes. It means mutations, which can nullify drugs, can emerge quickly. Also, a bacterium can swap their genetic code with other bacteria, even from different species. It's called conjugation and beneficial mutations can spread in the bacterial world. Antibiotics kill bacteria, but the bugs are incredibly wily foes. Once you start treating them with a new drug, they find ways of surviving. New drugs are needed, which they then find ways to survive. The future is bleak. Which of the following, if true, lends suppo