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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 29-Jul-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         29-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists rapier  [  REY-pee-er  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   a thin two-edged sword used for thrusting   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Fencing is a sport which makes use of the rapier.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The notes on these speeches are at variance on a supposed anachronism committed by Shakespeare in introducing the rapier in the time of Henry the Fourth. Google Book Results, Illustrations of Shakespeare, and of Ancient Manners, Merry Wives of Windsor, By Francis Douce   niche  [  nich  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1.the status or function of an organism in an ecosystem 2. a place or activity that is best suited for a person or a thing 3.a small concavity 4. a specialized market   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The niche was the perfect place to house the newly bought statue

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 29-Jul-12

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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.         29-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below. The Cattle Egret has two geographical races which are sometimes classified as full species, the Western Cattle Egret, B. ibis, and Eastern Cattle Egret, B. coromandus. The two forms were split by McAllan and Bruce, but were regarded as conspecific by almost all other recent authors until the publication of the influential Birds of South Asia. The eastern subspecies B. (i.) coromandus, described by Pieter Boddaert in 1783, breeds in Asia and Australasia, and the western nominate form occupies the rest of the species range, including the Americas. Some authorities recognise a third Seychelles subspecies, B. i. seychellarum, which was first described by Finn Salomonsen in 1934. Which of the following isn't true about the Catt