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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 20-Nov-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         20-Nov-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists chauvinist  [  SHOH-vuh'-nyst  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. one who believes that his own race, nationality or religion are superior to those of others 2. one's prejudiced belief that one's gender is superior to the opposite sex 3. an aggressive or belligerent nationalist   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He was considered a chauvinist by almost the entire female population of the school.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   No-the French don`t make ordinary wine nearly as well as the new wine makers, they are too chauvinist and haven`t invested nearly enough in new methods and plant BBC, Europe diary: Your comments, 22 June 2006   flair  [  flair  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a knack or natural aptitude 2. discernment,

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 20-Nov-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.         20-Nov-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Fill in the blanks with the appropriate options. I write books when I find myself __(1)__ again and again, in my mind, to the __(2)__ themes. I wrote Tipping Point because I was fascinated by the sudden drop in crime in New York City—and that fascination grew to a/n __(3)__ in the whole idea of epidemics and epidemic processes. I wrote Blink because I began to get __(4)__, in the same way, with the way that all of us seem to make up our minds about other people in an instant without really doing any real thinking. OPTIONS     1) returning, recurrent,  interest, obsessed   2) pondering, same, frenzy, disinterested   3) rejuvenating, various, predilection, debilitated   4) remembering, disconcerting, penchant,disenchanted discuss | yesterday&