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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 15-Feb-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         15-Feb-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists complacency  [  kuh'm-PLEY-suh'n-see  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a feeling of contentment often while unaware of some potential danger 2. a feeling of self-satisfaction coupled with an unawareness of probable trouble 3. an instance of self-satisfaction   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They lost the cricket match because of the complacency of the captain.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   David Haye defends the World Boxing Association heavyweight title in Manchester next Saturday knowing that he can ill afford any complacency against the wily veteran American John Ruiz, whom he considers "more dangerous" than the Russian giant Nikolai Valuev. The Telegraph, David Haye plans to use John Ruiz as a stepping stone

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 15-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.         15-Feb-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Choose the option that best captures the essence of the paragraph.   The problem of unemployment is rooted in divergent perceptions among the various players in the labor market. More than 70% of the educational institutions believe that their graduates are ready for the job market; more than half of employers and young people disagree. Closing this gap requires that educators and employers work together more closely. Employers should communicate their requirements to educators; educators need to give their graduates the tools that will enable them to meet these requirements. The problem is missed connections, so the solution is to make more connections. OPTIONS     1) Establishing reciprocal ties between employers and educators can solve

TESTfunda Puzzle of the Week 14-Feb-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Puzzle of the Week on the Web.         14-Feb-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Puzzle of the Week Puzzle # 300 - "A Weighty Problem" 13-Feb-14 There is a shopkeeper who has to weigh goods using a beam balance. He can have different types (1 kg, 2 kg, 3 kg, etc.) of weights but can have at most two weights of each type. What is the minimum number of different weight-types required so that he can weigh goods up to 305 kg? (He has to measure integral values only.) discuss | more puzzles   Do you have solution! If you think you know the solution submit your solution (do not reply to this email, use the link). The first person to send a 100%-correct solution and two other people, picked at random from all the 100%-correct solutions submitted by Monday, will get 200 Reward Points. TestFunda team's decision on the correctness of the solution will be fin