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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 03-Mar-14

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         03-Mar-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists chassis  [  CHAS-ee, -is, SHAS-ee  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. the frame of a motor vehicle on which the body is supported 2. the landing gear of an aircraft 3. a frame for mounting the circuit components of electronic equipment   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They observed that the body of the vehicle sustained some damage but the chassis remained intact.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   It takes a while to tune your body, but I've been working on this particular chassis for eight years, so I really know what it's capable of and how to make it respond. CNN, Ford's wonder woman and her new car, Rex Roy, 8 May 2009.   balderdash  [  BAWL-der-dash  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   nonsense; stupid, senseless talk or writing   USA

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 03-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.         03-Mar-14 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below. What is distinctive about humanity such that humans are thought to have moral status and non-humans do not? Providing an answer to this question has become increasingly important among philosophers as well as those outside of philosophy who are interested in our treatment of non-human animals. Some argue that there is an answer that can distinguish humans from the rest of the natural world. Many of those who accept this answer are interested in justifying certain human practices towards non-humans—practices that cause pain, discomfort, suffering and death. This latter group expects that in answering the question in a particular way, humans will be justified in granting moral considerati