TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 18-Dec-09

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	18-Dec-09 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Previous Wordlists dint [ dint ]   [ noun, transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) force or strength 2. (n.) a dent 3. (tr. v.) to force in 4. (tr. v.) to put a dent in   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Their team won the match by dint of a strategic offense.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   He is not qualified to be an ayatollah, or top-ranking Islamic scholar, she said, saying he had picked up the title by dint of succeeding Khomeini as supreme leader, "like an honorary doctorate." CNN, Iran's supreme leader once a student revolutionary himself, 18 June 2009.   abstain [ ab-STEYN ]   [ transitive verb ]   MEANING :   1. to avoid doing something by one's own choice 2. to refrain from voting   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   It was his decision to become a vegetarian and abstain from eating meat.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The only person to come out of this with any credit is the New Zealand representative who was upfront about his disgust for the process and the pressure he was being put under and said before the voting started that he would abstain if it got down to Germany v South Africa. BBC, Should there be a revote on hosts for 2006? 14 July 2000.   auroral [ aw-RAWR-uh'l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. like the dawn 2. pertaining to the aurora borealis or aurora australis a phenomenon appearing as streamers of light in the night sky in the northern or southern regions of the earth.   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The sky was tinged with an auroral hue which ushered in a beautiful day.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Our arrival is timed for 10.30pm: "magnetic midnight", when the local auroral activity should be at its most intense. The Telegraph, Northern Lights: Light at the end of the tundra, Nigel Tisdall, 10 November 2008.   braggart [ BRAG-ert ]   [ noun, adjective ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) a person who is given to boasting 2. (adj.) boastful   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The teacher told the students that it was not good to be a braggart.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   For others, including his grammar school headmaster and some former employers, he is a braggart who craves attention and glory. BBC, Shayler: The exiled spy, 26 February 2000.   incommodious [ in-kuh'-MOH-dee-uh's ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. inconvenient because of less space 2. uncomfortable due to insufficient space   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   They were allotted incommodious rooms although the tour operator had assured them of luxurious accommodation throughout the tour.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The seat seemed a bit on the small side all things considered but it didn't seem too incommodious even though he grunted a lot and made odd noises and punched buttons on the little console in front of his nose and every now and then shouted odd things like "ONE K" and "twenty five" and "stroke ... stroke ... stroke." BBC, Today weekly newsletter, Kevin Marsh, 15 February 2004.   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 18-Dec-09

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	18-Dec-09 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback CAT Question of the Day Items 1 to 5 (First Set) are several meanings of the word COME. Items 6 to 10 (Second Set) are their appropriate usages. Match each item in the second set with an item in the first set in order to identify their correct usages.                                  1) to arrive by movement 2) to occur at a certain point 3) to befall 4) to give an impression 5)  to have priority 6) The police assured the tourists      that no harm would come to them. 7) She comes across as quite      an intelligent girl. 8) The students are coming      home by bus. 9) My family comes first. 10) May comes after April. OPTIONS     1) 1-10, 2-8, 3-7, 4-9, 5-6   2) 1-8, 2-10, 3-6, 4-7, 5-9   3) 1-6, 2-9, 3-10, 4-8, 5-7   4) 1-8, 2-6, 3-9, 4-7, 5-10   5) 1-9, 2-7, 3-6, 4-10, 5-8 discuss | yesterday's solution | more questions Tip of the Day Be especially careful not to introduce esoteric keywords in your biodata that you are not comfortable speaking about. more tips Last year's Question of the day (18-Dec-08) Deepak was given a task to distribute 400 gifts amongst 11 people in such a manner that no two people get same number of gifts and no two pairs of any two people should have same number of gifts and Deepak could take remaining gifts himself. What is the maximum number of gifts that Deepak can get? OPTIONS     1) 35   2) 25   3) 40   4) 20   5) None of these 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

TestFunda Weekly Newsletter 17th December 2009

	17-Dec-09 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback On TestFunda JMET 2010 Exam Analysis and Updates Register now for GDPI workshop - Complete GDPI preparation. SNAP 2009 Exam Analysis and Updates - Coming Soon Other MBA entrance Exams - Interested in FMS / NMAT / SNAP / XAT State Level MBA exams - MHCET, GCET, TANCET, ICET EOS pricing - Up to 50% off on select Courseware SNAP Score Calculator, Percentile Calculator and Analysis • SNAP 2009 Exam Analysis and Updates On this Sunday, December 20, after the SNAP exam, we will be releasing the following features to help ease the tension and reduce the anxiety of all test-takers: • Question Paper • Answer Key • Detailed Solutions • Percentile Calculator • Detailed Analysis by TF Experts • Score Calculator Stay tuned to TestFunda on December 20 for live updates, solutions and much more. Exam Updates • JMET 2010 Analysis A thorough analysis of the JMET 2010 exam held on Sunday, December 13, 2009. • TISS 2009 Analysis A thorough analysis of the TISS 2009 exam held on Sunday, December 13, 2009. • JMET Score and Percentile Calculator On this page you can check the Scorecard and National Percentile Calculator. Also available here are the Dynamic Answer Key & Cut-offs, Question Paper with Answers, Detailed Solutions and the Comparative Answer keys where you can compare the scores you get, based on the answer keys publicized by other institutes providing JMET coaching. more MBA News • CAT 2009 will not be scrapped, says CAT committee The exam committee has announced this year's computerised Common Admission Test (CAT), which was marred by technical glitches, will not be scrapped. Students who were unable ro give their exams will be rescheduled to attempt the test in January. • IIM-B plans to introduce Gita in syllabus Indian Institute of Management- Bangalore (IIM-B) is planning to introduce Bhagavad Gita as part of its syllabus. With this, they will be chanting the 'ancient times in modern days' mantra. more MBA Journey • TISS 2009 Disha Devnani writes about her TISS 2009 test taking experience. • An interview with Priyansh Modi, who is a B.Com Professional (Finance). TF Content experts' experience on the 1st day of CAT. • My CAT 2009 Experience TF moderator Tushar Sem gives a brief summary of his tryst with online CAT. more Expert Chat • Online Chat #16: TF Expert Chat on JMET 2010 Read a transcript of all JMET queries answered by TF Experts in the online chat. more Current Affairs • Will India's Telecom Industry Survive Dropping Call Rates? India's telecom industry is facing numerous challenges. Who will survive in the end? • Competition Hots Up For Indian Nuclear Power Generation Projects India's nuclear power generation plans represent a huge opportunity for US, French and Russian companies. • US Dismisses Reparation Claims Of Developing Countries For Decades Of Pollution The United Nations Climate Change Conference is taking place at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 7 December and 18 December 2009. more Blogs • CAT 2009 Analysis for Pests A tongue in cheek write-up about CBT CAT 2009 by Zahid. • Dilemma A poem by Shivani Tiwari. more MBA MBA Events • SNAP 2009 exam will be held on 20th Dec Regular Features •  Puzzle of the Week • Tuesday GA Quiz #30 • Friday Quiz #65: Mental Agility • Daily MBA Test Prep     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. 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