Directions: Select the best option.

The tensions both at home and office had made him ________.

The correct answer is 'choleric' because it means easily angered or bad-tempered - exactly what chronic stress would cause. 'Canker' means a source of corruption or disease, 'brash' means self-assertive but not necessarily angry, and 'convivial' means friendly and sociable - only 'choleric' captures the irritability from sustained tension.