TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 16-Dec-09

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	16-Dec-09 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Previous Wordlists arrhythmic [ uh'-RITH-mik ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a disturbance in the rhythm of the heartbeat 2. (adj.) lacking rhythm or regularity   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He had to retire and move to the peaceful countryside because of his arrhythmic heart condition.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   In the summer of 2007 he was diagnosed as suffering from an arrhythmic heart condition combined with high blood pressure and high cholesterol. The Telegraph, Sir Nicholas Pumfrey, 1 January 2008.   pilfer [ PIL-fer ]   [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to steal something small or a small quantity of 2. (tr. v.) to filch 3. (tr. v.) to steal or filch   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Every day the restaurant cashier would pilfer some cash from the till.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The quickest theft was at London Bridge railway station in south-east London, one of the busiest in the country, where an unsecured £130 bicycle was pilfered in just 17 minutes. The Telegraph, Bicycles will be stolen in under four hours, finds survey of Britain's cycle theft hotspots, Alastair Jamieson, 22 June 2009.   gull [ guhl ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a long-winged, web-toed, aquatic bird 2. (n.) a person who is easily deceived 3. (tr. v.) to deceive or dupe   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The birdwatcher went out onto the rocks to get a better view of the gulls diving for fish.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Their love of gulls is shown in the delightful books for children, written and illustrated by Helena. The Telegraph, Scilly potter who also turns his hand to birdwatching, Robin Page, 12 November 2009.   bugaboo [ buh'g-uh'-BOO ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. an object of fear, worry or anxiety 2. a persistent problem   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The little girl kept awake long past her bedtime because for her darkness was a bugaboo.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Put bedtime bugaboos -- and your kids -- to rest with these expert solutions. CNN, What to do if your child can't sleep, 30 March 2009.   concentric [ kuh'n-SEN-trik ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. having a centre which is common   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   What appeared to be a spiral was actually a bunch of concentric circles.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   When all water, food and ammunition had run out, Koenig decided to lead a breakout through the minefields and three concentric rings of German tanks. BBC, The only woman in the French Foreign Legion, 24 September 2009.   Spelled Pronunciation Key Stress marks: [ CAPS ] indicates the primary stressed syllable, as in newspaper [NOOZ-pey-per ] and information [ in-fer-MEY-shuh' n ] CONSONANTS [b] boy, baby, rob [d] do, ladder, bed [f] food, offer, safe [g] get, bigger, dog [h] happy, ahead [j] jump, budget, age [k] can, speaker, stick [l] let, follow, still [m] make, summer, time [n] no, dinner, thin [ng] singer, think, long [p] put, apple, cup [r] run, marry, far, store [s] sit, city, passing, face [sh] she, station, push [t] top, better, cat [ch] church, watching, nature, witch [th] thirsty, nothing, math [th'] this, mother, breathe [v] very, seven, love [w] wear, away [hw] where, somewhat [y] yes, onion [z] zoo, easy, buzz [zh] measure, television, beige   VOWELS [a] apple, can, hat [ey] aid, hate, day [ah] arm, father, aha [air] air, careful, wear [aw] all, or, talk, lost, saw [e] ever, head, get [ee] eat, see, need [eer] ear, hero, beer [er] teacher, afterward, murderer [i] it, big, finishes [ahy] I, ice, hide, deny [o] odd, hot, woffle [oh] owe, road, below [oo] ooze, food, soup, sue [oo'] good, book, put [oi] oil, choice, toy [ou] out, loud, how [uh] up, mother, mud [uh'] about, animal, problem, circus [ur] early, bird, stirring   FOREIGN SOUNDS [a*] Fr. ami [kh*] Scot. loch, Ger. ach or ich [œ] Fr. feu, Ger. schön [r*] Fr. au revoir, Yiddish rebbe [uh*] Fr. oeuvre [y*] Fr. tu, Ger. über   SAMPLE NASALIZED VOWELS [an*] Fr. bien [ahn*] Fr. croissant [awn*] Fr. bon [œn*] Fr. parfum [in*] Port. 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TESTfunda - CAT Question of the Day 16-Dec-09

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	16-Dec-09 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback CAT Question of the Day Which two sentences in the following convey the same idea? Choose from the combinations listed below: 1. He was told that     mum's the word. 2. He answered saying,     "Elvis has left the building". 3. He was asked to pipe down. 4. He replied that the employee    could not cut the mustard. 5. He told them to let     by bygones be bygones. OPTIONS     1) 1, 5   2) 2, 4   3) 3, 5   4) 2, 1   5) 1, 3 discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day Remove stage fright by participating in group discussions with friends. Make your own group, and ask one person to be the moderator. more tips Last year's Question of the day (16-Dec-08) A question is followed by two statements, A and B. Answer the question using the following instructions: Mark (1) if the question can be answered by using the statement A alone but not by using the statement B alone. Mark (2) if the question can be answered by using the statement B alone but not by using the statement A alone. Mark (3) if the question can be answered by using either of the statements alone. Mark (4) if the question can be answered by using both the statements together but not by either of the statements alone. Mark (5) if the question cannot be answered on the basis of the two statements. What is the number of terms in a geometric progression? Sum of first and the last term of the series is 2190 and the product of the second and second last terms is 6561. Sum of all the terms is 3279. OPTIONS     1) 1   2) 2   3) 3   4) 4   5) 5 discuss TestFunda.com - LEARN with THE LEADER in Online MBA Test Prep Demo Lessons   |   Take a Free Test   |   Buy Courses   |   Fun Learning Games   |   100-Percentilers About TestFunda.com - TestFunda is backed by www.ZeusLearning.com. 5 IIT-IIM graduates form the Management Team. - The 85+ member team has vast experience in MBA Coaching and Computer-Based Training and Testing. - For 9 years Zeus has created award-winning courseware for companies like Discovery Channel, Reader's Digest, Texas Instruments, Pearson Education. - The TestFunda Advisory Board comprises CEOs and MDs of international educational companies. About This Newsletter You received this email because you have registered with www.TestFunda.com. If you do not want to receive this email or want to sign up for other newsletters from TestFunda  click here. Please do not reply to this mail. Mails sent to this account will not be monitored. Post your comments and solutions under the Question of the Day forum. Problems getting this mail? To get this mail in your inbox, add noreply@testfunda.com to your contact list.       UNSUBSCRIBE / SUBSCRIBE | ABOUT | WHY TESTFUNDA | FAQ | PRIVACY | SUPPORT | CONTACT | DISCUSS   © Enabilon Learning Private Limited. All rights reserved

This Week in Health

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Extreme diets: Life on 800 calories a day Her death made headlines around the world: Samantha Clowe, a 34-year-old British woman, died suddenly this fall from a previously undiagnosed heart condition. At the time of her death, Clowe was following a plan called LighterLife, a very low-calorie diet designed to help obese and severely obese patients lose weight. But just how safe are very low calorie diets? full story Rare dementias rob personality, then life Life was good for Kenny Sparks: A well-liked man with a loving wife, two beautiful kids and a successful business. Then, a devastating diagnosis. full story What really killed the beauty queen? As investigators try to determine what actually caused the death of teh former Miss Argentina, here are some tips for surviving plastic surgery unharmed. full story Drinking ups risk of breast cancer return Breast cancer survivors who drink moderately are more likely than women who drink less to see their breast cancer return, a new study found. full story 13 get new kidneys in transplant chain Renee Patterson's most precious present this Christmas won't be under her tree, and it didn't come from a store. This holiday, she got her life back. full story VIDEOS IN HEALTH • Coffee, tea and diabetes 1:15 • Americans living longer 3:30 • CT scans linked to cancer 3:21 • Women on the frontlines 4:46 • Grading school lunches Pt. 2 5:29 You have agreed to receive this email from CNN.com as a result of your CNN.com preference settings. To manage your settings click here. To unsubscribe from the Health Week email list, click here. Read our privacy guidelines at: http://CNN.com/privacy.html This message was sent to you at microvinitster@GMAIL.COM Cable News Network. One CNN Center, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 © 2009 Cable News Network.

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