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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 24-Jul-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         24-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists charlatan  [  SHAHR-luh'-tn  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   a person who pretends to possess more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The field of astrology is filled with charlatans.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He is an authentic legend in a game that now breeds herds of the charlatan variety. The Herald, Rush: Scots have what it takes to reach finals, HUGH MacDONALD, September 06 2008   preposterous  [  pri-POS-ter-uh' s, -truh' s  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   contrary to common sense, nature, or reason   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   In the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, most I...

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 24-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.         24-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Find the sum of first 10 terms of the following series; 1 × 2 × 3 + 2 × 3 × 4 + … OPTIONS     1) 4150   2) 4190   3) 4250   4) 4290 discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day Two quadrilaterals are similar if their corresponding angles are equal. Similar quadrilaterals have the ratio of any corresponding linear measurements equal to the ratio of their corresponding sides. Ratio of area of similar quadrilaterals will be equal to the square of the ratio of their sides. more tips Last year's Question of the day (23-Jul-11) If a 2 + b 2 + c 2 = 1, then 2( ab + bc + ca ) lies in the interval : OPTIONS     1) [−1, 2]   2) [−2, 1]   3) [1, 4]   4) [−2, 4]   5) Non...

TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 23-Jul-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         23-Jul-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists modicum  [  MOD-i-kuh' m  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   a moderate or small amount   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   If George Bush had a modicum of integrity, he would admit that the war in Iraq was not intended to free the Iraqi people from an oppressive and murderous regime but simply for US companies to take control of Iraqi oil assets.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   We must assume that Thompson and Rogers were both ordinary country lads who fancied a life with a modicum of excitement, a bit of a uniform, and a small but steady wage instead of being a farm hand. BBC, Abermule Disaster 1921, 24 April 2007   hiatus  [  hahy-EY-tuh' s  ]   [...