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Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary EducationHSC Science Class 12

Fill in the blank with the word given in option. The old lady found ______in the company of the children in the neighbourhood.

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Question

Fill in the blank with the word given in option.

The old lady found ______in the company of the children in the neighbourhood.

Options

  • profound

  • amusement

  • confidence

  • agony

  • solace

  • intrepid

  • disfigured

  • perforated

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Solution

The old lady found solace in the company of the children in the neighbourhood.

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Chapter 3.1: In Celebration of Being Alive - Vocabulary [Page 72]

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Chapter 3.1 In Celebration of Being Alive
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