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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 07-Mar-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         07-Mar-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists subsume  [  suh'b-SOOM  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to bring an idea or scheme within the field of a more comprehensive one 2. to include in a more wide-ranging category   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The management subsumed the confectionery company into its fold by means of subterfuge.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   A series of coincidences in his own life leads to the discovery of a twin brother who is plotting to kill the author and subsume his identity. BBC, Reel Life, 21 February 2002   etymology  [  et-uh'-MOL-uh'-jee  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. an account of the history of a particular word 2. a derivation of the words 3. The branch of linguistics that deals with development of words   USA

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 07-Mar-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.         07-Mar-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the information given in the passage. Trade-offs are an inherent part of life. To fix the roof, we may have to accept a less extravagant summer vacation. When we pick a cheaper wine, we can splurge on dessert. Trade-offs also pervade environmental policy: Cutting more of one pollutant, for example, leaves fewer resources to address other issues. For example, coal is phenomenally polluting, but it also provides for cheap and reliable power, which drives development. Over the past 30 years, China has lifted 680 million people out of poverty, mostly through the use of coal. The average Chinese has become more than 13 times richer. The Chinese trade-off has been phenomenally beneficial. Which of the f

TESTFunda Weekly Newsletter 06-Mar-14

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          06-Mar-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback IN THE SPOTLIGHT • Weekly Dose of GK and Current Affairs from February 27th to March 5th 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.