Question

the root bel means war. what does the word belligerent mean? having a dutiful and law - abiding attitude having a negative and hopeless attitude having an aggressive and hostile character having an untrustworthy and unreliable character

Explanation:

The root "bel" means war. Let's analyze each option:

• "having a dutiful and law - abiding attitude" has nothing to do with war, so this is incorrect.
• "having a negative and hopeless attitude" is about a pessimistic mindset, not related to war, so this is wrong.
• "having an aggressive and hostile character" is consistent with the idea of war (aggressive and hostile behavior is related to war - like behavior), so this makes sense.
• "having an untrustworthy and unreliable character" is about trustworthiness, not related to war, so this is incorrect.

Answer:

having an aggressive and hostile character