Choose the word that denotes one that is in a war - like mood:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Belligerent
One who is in a warlike mood is belligerent.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Veteran | a person with long experience in a field, especially a former soldier (it says nothing about a warlike mood) | The veteran journalist has covered ten elections. |
| (2) Virtuoso | a person highly skilled in music or another art | The sitar virtuoso held the audience spellbound. |
| (3) Belligerent (answer) | eager to fight, hostile and aggressive (also used for a nation or group engaged in a war) | The belligerent customer shouted at the shopkeeper over a small bill. |
| (4) Bohemian | a person, often an artist, who lives in a free and unconventional way | The painter led a bohemian life in a small attic. |