Choose the word that can best replace the underlined expression in the sentence:
Meera gave up chicken and mutton last year, but as a person who eats fish and seafood but no other meat, she still enjoys her mother’s prawn curry.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → pescatarian
Complete sentence: Meera gave up chicken and mutton last year, but as a pescatarian, she still enjoys her mother’s prawn curry.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) pescatarian (answer) | a person who does not eat meat or chicken but does eat fish and seafood | Rohan is a pescatarian, so at the wedding he skipped the mutton biryani and took the fish fry. |
| (2) vegetarian | a person who does not eat meat, chicken or fish (no fish either) | Our whole family is vegetarian, so no fish or meat is cooked at home. |
| (3) vegan | a person who eats no meat or fish and also no milk, curd, ghee, eggs or honey | Since Tara became vegan, she drinks her tea with almond milk. |
| (4) flexitarian | a person who eats mostly vegetarian food but sometimes eats meat or chicken too | Dev calls himself a flexitarian because he eats chicken only at parties. |