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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 25-Feb-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         25-Feb-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists abjure  [  ab-joo'r, -JUR  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to renounce, give up, repudiate or forswear 2. to shun, avoid or abstain from 3. to reject, recant or retract esp. under oath   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He abjured all of his worldly possessions and embraced a monastic life.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Jacob stops shaving, tapes the 10 Commandments to his wrists, abjures shellfish and tries to think of some way he can stone an adulterer without being arrested. Telegraph, Living by the Bible's rules, by Marcus Berkmann, 29 Feb 2008   discourse  [  n. DIS-kawrs, -kohrs, dis-KAWRS, -KOHRS; v. dis-KAWRS, -KOHRS  ]   [  noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) conversation or verbal

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 25-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.         25-Feb-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below.   The chemical urate, which is known to cause gout, appears to slow the progression of Parkinson's disease, US researchers have concluded. Diets, which are rich in foods like liver, seafood and dried beans and peas, as well as alcohol, can also increase blood urate levels. But too much urate in the blood can cause gout, a painful joint disease, and kidney stones. Researchers had originally made the link between urate and Parkinson's when analyzing data from a previous clinical trial. Among the 800 Parkinson's patients in the study there was a clear trend linking higher urate levels and slower disease progression. Which of the following is the assumption underlying the con