What word means intense hostility?

What word means intense hostility?

• A. Animosity
• B. Checkered
• C. Cogent
• D. Ferret

Answer: (A)

This question tests your ability to pick a word that conveys a strong, negative attitude toward someone. Animosity means a deep-seated hostility or active ill will toward someone else. It captures both the intensity and persistence of hostile feeling, as in a long-standing feud or bitter tension between groups. The other words don’t fit: checkered can describe a pattern or a morally dubious, inconsistent nature but not hostility; cogent means clear and persuasive, usually about reasoning; ferret refers to an animal or to searching for something, not a mood or attitude. Use animosity to describe intense hostility in situations like ongoing tensions between rivals.

This question tests your ability to pick a word that conveys a strong, negative attitude toward someone. Animosity means a deep-seated hostility or active ill will toward someone else. It captures both the intensity and persistence of hostile feeling, as in a long-standing feud or bitter tension between groups. The other words don’t fit: checkered can describe a pattern or a morally dubious, inconsistent nature but not hostility; cogent means clear and persuasive, usually about reasoning; ferret refers to an animal or to searching for something, not a mood or attitude. Use animosity to describe intense hostility in situations like ongoing tensions between rivals.