The attitude of the whalers was marked by <u>antipathy</u> towards the marine life they had to encounter.
Directions: Each of the sentences in the the following items has an underlined word, followed by four choices. Select the most appropriate option that improves/corrects the underlined word in the context of the sentence, and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
- A. sympathy
- B. empathy
- C. indifference
- D. animus ✓
Correct Answer: D. animus
Explanation
Animus indicates strong hostility or hatred, matching the negative feelings of the whalers.
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