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Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form. Subsidies are given to the poor.

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Replace the underlined word/expression with possibly polite form.

Subsidies are given to the poor.

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poor – needy

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Chapter 5.1: The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language - Vocabulary [Page 150]

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Chapter 5.1 The Status of Tamil as a Classical Language
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