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TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 16-Sep-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         16-Sep-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists skittish  [  SKIT-ish  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. lively, capricious or restless 2. coy, shy or bashful 3. jumpy, restive, frightful or excitable 4. variable, uncertain, undependable or fickle   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The kitten was skittish and a little jittery.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   SUVs are not as equipped as sporty cars to travel safely at higher speeds -- and sporty cars tend to get skittish much more readily when it snows. CNN, Safe driving rules everyone should follow, By Eric Peters, November 28, 2008   serration  [  se-REY-shuh'n  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING : ...

TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 16-Sep-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.         16-Sep-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback CAT Question of the Day Fill in the blanks in the passage with the most appropriate set of words from the options for each blank. Advertising's great __________ is to make you feel __________ without consuming what it's __________. It ever so gently makes you feel insufficient in your skin __________ that television, that car, that cream, that spotless face. OPTIONS     1) sleight of hand, inadequate, selling, without   2) gad around, upbeat, propagating, after   3) top of the line, elated, enhancing, before   4) hold all the cards, lighthearted, addressing, within discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day If [ x ] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x , then for ...

TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 15-Sep-13

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  If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web.         15-Sep-13 TestFunda Home  |  Sign up for Newsletters  |  Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists grimace  [  GRIM-uh' s, gri-MEYS  ]   [  noun, verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a distorted facial expression often indicating discomfort, pain, disgust etc. 2. (v.) to make distorted facial expressions   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The thought of entering the dark, filthy alley made him grimace.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   They found changes in facial expression, including a grimace, squeezing eyes shut and furrowing the brow, were best indicators the baby was in pain. Telegraph, Babies feel more pain than doctors realise, 24 June 2008   quiescence  [  kwee-ES-uh'ns  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :...