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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 12-Sep-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         12-Sep-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists immure  [  i-MYOO' R  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to surround or enclose within walls; imprison 2. to build into or entomb in wall   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The dreaded terrorist was immured in a high security prison.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   True, there was a Mughal emperor in Delhi until 1857, but he was emperor in name only, the shadow of a memory, described by Lord Macaulay as 'a mock sovereign immured in a gorgeous state prison'. Anthony Read, The Proudest Day   abstemious  [  ab-STEE-mee-uh's  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. moderate or sparing esp. in eati...

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 12-Sep-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.         12-Sep-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day A walks down to the bottom of the escalator, that is moving up, and he counts 150 steps. His friend B, start moving upwards and he counts 75 steps on the same escalator. If A's speed of walking is three times B's speed. How many steps are visible on the escalator at a given time? OPTIONS     1) 125   2) 115   3) 100   4) 120 discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day To calculate the average rate of interest, you must calculate the geometric mean, not the arithmetic mean. For example, if the rate of interest provided by a bank in three successive years was 10%, 20%, and 15%, this means that the investment was multiplied by 1.10, 1.20, and 1.15 in the thr...

TF’s Combined Courseware for CAT, CMAT and other Entrance Exams

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          11-Sep-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback TESTfunda Launches Combined Courseware for CAT, CMAT and other Entrance Exams With less than two months left for the major competitive exams, TESTfunda brings to you bunch of combined courseware that will help you crack the CAT and various other competitive exams such as CMAT, NMAT, XAT, SNAP, IIFT. 1) CAT CRASH COURSE + CMAT TEST CENTRE CAT Crash Course: - star ...

TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 11-Sep-12

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         11-Sep-12 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists obsequious  [  uh' b-SEE-kwee-uh' s  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   marked by or displaying servility; fawning   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The obsequious comments on Sachin Tendulkar made by Indian journalists throughout his career reflect an unhealthy trend of jingoistic journalism.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Serena is never happier than when projecting her role as a perceived style icon, so the obsequious comments from American journalists about her dress sense were only too gratefully received. The Telegraph, Wimbledon: Serena fails to win over crowd, By Oliver Brown, 24 Jun 2008   acquiesce  [  ak-wee-ES  ]   [  verb  ] ...