Bellicose
(A) His bellicose behavior at the party ensured that he would not be invited again.
(B) After ten years of a bad relationship, they finally put their differences aside and had a bellicose time together.
(C) Strange how such bellicose moment could be stirred up by emotional turmoil.

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“Bellicose” means aggressive, warlike, or inclined to fight.

✔ Sentence (A) is correct—“bellicose behavior” indicates aggressiveness.
✘ Sentence (B) is incorrect—bellicose cannot describe a peaceful time.
✔ Sentence (C) is correct—“bellicose moment” fits aggression or conflict.

Thus, the correct usage is in **(A) and (C)**.

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Bellicose (A) His bellicose behavior at the party ensured that he would not be invited again. (B) After ten years of a bad relationship, they finally put their differences aside and had a bellicose time together. (C) Strange how such bellicose moment could be stirred up by emotional turmoil.

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