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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

276. Provocative



Excerpt from, “Postscript: Hugo Chávez, 1954-2013,” by Jon Lee Anderson, March 5, 2012, The New York online blogs:

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez Frias, who died on Tuesday, from cancer, at the age of fifty-eight, was one of the most flamboyantly provocative leaders on the world scene in recent years.

Provocative (provoke verb): stimulating or giving rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.

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