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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 11-Mar-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         11-Mar-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists guttural  [  GUHT-er-uh' l  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. articulated in the throat 2. harsh, throaty or unpleasant utterance   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The German language, when spoken often comes across as somewhat harsh and guttural to English speakers.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Marvin Gaye's voice was a remarkably versatile instrument, sometimes gossamer, sometimes guttural, always expressive and emotional. CNN, The triumph and tragedy of Marvin Gaye, By Todd Leopold, Tuesday, June 8, 2004   adamant  [  AD-uh'-muh'nt, -mant  ]   [  noun, adjective  ]   MEANING :   1....

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 11-Mar-13

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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.         11-Mar-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Eight men and twelve boys can do a given work in ten days, six men and eight boys can do the same work in fourteen days. What will be the time taken by one man and two boys to complete half the amount of work? OPTIONS     1) 35 days   2) 30 days   3) 42 days   4) 36 days discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day While solving the DI and QA sections, easy questions but with tedious calculations require prior attention. Do not leave them towards the end. more tips Last year's Question of the day (10-Mar-12) The original and most famous example of classical conditioning involved the salivary conditioning of Pavlov's dogs. During his research on the physiolog...

TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 10-Mar-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         10-Mar-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists edict  [  EE-dikt  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a decree issued by an authority 2. (n.) a command or order by a sovereign   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The king's edict was that peasants were not allowed to hunt deer.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mr Condino said an edict by Nicholas II dated 1908 stipulated the "effective owner" was the cabinet of the tsar, a state body. The Telegraph, French and Russians in battle over ownership of Russian Orthodox cathedral, Henry Samuel, 02 November 2009.   threadbare  [  THRED-bair  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. worn-out or overused 2....