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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 08-May-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         08-May-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists grapple  [  GRAP-uh' l  ]   [  noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (intr.v.) to hold or seize firmly 2. (intr.v.) to struggle or try to overcome 3. (tr.v.) to seize, grip or hold tightly and firmly 4. (n.) a grapnel, hook or other similar instrument used to fasten an object to another 5. (n.) a hand-to-hand fight or struggle   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He grappled, lost his footing and was hanging onto the ledge only with his finger tips.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Zimbabwe's new leaders are grappling with a massive humanitarian and economic crisis. CNN, Zimbabwe court orders jailed politician freed, February 18, 2009   intransigent  [  in-TRAN-si-juh'nt  ]   [  noun, adjective  ]   MEANING :

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 08-May-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.         08-May-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day The question below contains a paragraph followed by alternative summaries. Choose the option that best captures the essence of the paragraph. The word job is not an old word. When people felt that their work could be broken down into bite-sized pieces, they started calling it a job. Most people had task-based jobs, but these are now moving towards value based missions. What we have in the world right now is a jobs crisis. The last few years have been difficult with too many people out of work and what's also troublesome is that 70% of the people are not engaged in the job they do. They are leaning out and some are even sabotaging their company, with many collecting a paycheck but not really contributing in terms of innovation or product