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Choose the correct one-word substitution for the phrase: "One who publicly professes virtuous principles while privately acting contrary to them."

1. Cynic
2. Hypocrite
3. Agnostic
4. Demagogue

Correct answer: Hypocrite

Solution

A "hypocrite" is a person who claims to have moral standards or beliefs but behaves in contradiction to them. The other options do not match this meaning.

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