Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word that substitutes the given phrase.

A person who gets pleasure in being cruel

  1. Egotism

  2. Expiate

  3. Sadist

  4. Zoo
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Sadist is the psychological term for someone who enjoys being cruel or inflicting pain on others, named after the Marquis de Sade. Egotism is excessive self-centeredness (a noun, not a person), expiate means to make amends for guilt, and zoo is irrelevant.

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