provocative act

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• provocative — pro|voc|a|tive [prəˈvɔkətıv US ˈva: ] adj 1.) provocative behaviour, remarks etc are intended to make people angry or upset, or to cause a lot of discussion provocative comment/remark/statement ▪ The minister s provocative remarks were widely… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• provocative — adj. 1 intending to cause an argument VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ consider sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

• act — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 thing that sb does ADJECTIVE ▪ charitable, kind ▪ heroic, selfless ▪ a heroic act of bravery ▪ aggressive …   Collocations dictionary

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