Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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provoke | No | No | Yes | No |
plague | Yes | No | Yes | No |
provoke (noun) | plague (noun) |
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an annoyance | |
any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God) | |
a swarm of insects that attack plants | |
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal | |
any epidemic disease with a high death rate |
provoke (verb) | plague (verb) |
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provide the needed stimulus for | annoy continually or chronically |
evoke or provoke to appear or occur | cause to suffer a blight |
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | |
annoy continually or chronically |