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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 10-Jul-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         10-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists usurp  [  yoo-SURP, -ZURP  ]   [  verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to take or seize (position, office) by force or without right 2. replace   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   King Richard the lion hearted became suspicious of his nephew John who he thought was trying to usurp his throne.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Saul becomes envious of David and becomes suspicious that David might want to usurp him. BBC, Wales History - Romans - A falling Empire   fracas  [  FRAK-ah, FREY-kuh' s  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   a brawl; noisy argument   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The fracas between the players and the referee led to the match being c...

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 10-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.         10-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Let V r ­ denote the sum of the first r terms of an AP whose first term is r and the common difference is (2 r – 1). Let, T r = V r +1 – V r – 2, then which of the following statement is definitely true? OPTIONS     1) T r is always an odd number   2) T r is always an even number   3) T r is always a prime number   4) T r is always a composite number discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day At times, in a reading comprehension question, the initial words of all or some of the options are same. This is done to increase the length of the options, thus making them difficult to interpret. The best workaround is to omit these common words and read only the uncommon part of the option. m...

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...