Rajendar

  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         11-Dec-11 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists pedant  [  PED-nt  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning. 2. a person who overemphasizes rules or minor details. 3. a person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The conference for Chemical engineers held recently in New Delhi was attended by world renowned pedants.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   His decision sparked an ongoing squabble -- often cast as a battle between number-crunching pedants and free-spirited pragmatists -- over when centuries and millennia begin and end. CNN, Is this the...

  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see the Question of the Day and Tip of the Day on the Web.         11-Dec-11 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Avinash's bike gives a mileage of 108 km/litre in ideal conditions. When the weight of the pillion rider is less than 50 kgs, the bike's mileage goes down by 6 kms, and when it is more than 50 kgs it goes down by 12 kms. Avinish drops his son (18 kgs) to his school which is 6 kms away from his house and his wife (49 kgs) to her office (which is 12 kms away from his house). After this, he goes to his office which is 20 kms away from his home. What is the mileage for this whole journey? Note that the rider's weight does not have an impact on the mileage. Also, note that the house is followed by the school, his wife's office and his own office (in that order) on the same straight road. O...