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Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary EducationHSC Science Class 11

Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required. Tharini acts as an interpreter at meetings between statesmen from different countries.- - English

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Fill in the blank choosing the word from the box. Refer to a dictionary if required. 

The Chairman of this concern seems to derive pleasure from inflicting pain on others. He humiliates and hurts his subordinates for no reason. He is a real ______.

Options

  • thespian

  • sadist

  • polyglot

  • ambidextrous

  • philanthropist

  • misanthrope

  • bibliophile

  • nonagenarian

  • teetotaller

  • globetrotter

  • optimist

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The Chairman of this concern seems to derive pleasure from inflicting pain on others. He humiliates and hurts his subordinates for no reason. He is a real sadist.

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