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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 09-Jul-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         09-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists gerontology  [  jer-uh' n-TOL-uh'-jee, jeer-  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   the branch of science dealing with the process of aging and the problems of aged people   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The scientific study of gerontology holds great promise since the population is ageing in most developed countries.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   This idea goes back to one of the founders of scientific gerontology, Bruce Ames of the University of California, Berkeley. Economist, How to live forever, 3 Jan 2008   eclat  [  ey-KLAH; Fr. ey-kla*  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. showy display; publicity 2. brilliant performance or success 3...

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 09-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.         09-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Answer the question based on the passage given below. Famed explorer Dr. Emmet Cole (Bruce Greenwood) went looking for magic deep in the uncharted Amazon and never returned. The shocking truth about his disappearance is out there, somewhere, just waiting to be discovered. To the millions of kids who grew up watching his nature show, Dr. Cole was a hero. To his own son, Lincoln (Joe Anderson), he was more of an enigma. Now, six months after he vanished, Lincoln is finally ready to bury the past when Dr. Cole's emergency beacon suddenly goes off. At the urging of his mother, Tess (Leslie Hope), Lincoln reluctantly joins her on a search for his father. To fund the rescue, they agree to let Dr. Cole's cagey ex-producer, Clark (Paul Blackthorne)...

TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 08-Jul-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         08-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists flagrant  [  FLEY-gruh' nt  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   evidently unpleasant; shockingly bad   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Flagrant errors in the case of air traffic controllers can lead to disaster in the skies.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   After years of being outraged at the Bush administration's flagrant disregard for FISA, Congress now is poised to give the president even greater powers to spy on our phone calls and emails, added Connell. CNBC News, ACLU of Illinois Urges Senator Obama to Vote No on FISA 'Deal', 07 Jul 2008   ostentatious  [  os-ten-TEY-shuh' s, -tuh' n-  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   intended ...