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serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction
- a provocative editorial that sparked a heated discussion
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The Words of the Week - 6/18/21
The Words of the Week - 6/18/21
The words that defined the week ending June 18th, 2021
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“Provocative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provocative. Accessed 19 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of provocative was in the 15th century
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