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Choose the right word to complete the sentence.


Scrooge, in the famous novel by Dickens, was a ____; he hated the rest of mankind.

A
misanthrope
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hypochondriac
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C
philanthropist
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hedonist
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E
sybarite
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Solution

The correct option is A misanthrope
Option A)misanthrope is correct as it means a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society (he hated the rest of mankind). The other options are wrong as hypochondriac, philanthropist, hedonist, and sybarite means a person who is abnormally anxious about their health, a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes, a person who believes that the pursuit of pleasure is the most important thing in life; a pleasure-seeker, and a person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury respectively. The correct answer is A)misanthrope.

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