vocabulary (provoke)

Because Shannon is a ________________________ editor, she never misses a mistake when she proofreads a document since she goes over 5 times.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

My son’s ____________________ attitude toward school and work is beginning to worry me.  Even though he’s about to graduate high school, he won’t take anything seriously or make any future plans.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The judge said that the murder of those two families was the most __________________ crime he’s seen during his 20 years of law enforcement work.

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CCSS.L.3.2F

I was shocked when my niece told me she got into a fight at school.  She’s a __________________ and has never laid a hand on anybody in her life.

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CCSS.L.3.2F

Since the waitress was so friendly and ___________________ to us, we gave her a huge tip.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Although we take automobiles for granted today, they’re still one of the world’s most valuable ____________________ (s).

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

That medicine has some _____________________ side effects.  In some people it causes drowsiness, and in some it causes hyperactivity, and in some it causes rashes to suddenly appear.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

During the press conference, the boxer kept insulting his opponent and making inappropriate comments about his wife hoping to ___________________ him into lashing out or starting a brawl. 

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

When Tony first started coaching basketball, his ____________________ was at an all-time high.  He ate, slept, and breathed basketball 24-7.

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The pirates haven’t won a football game in 3 years.  That’s why they don’t even have a ___________________ amount of enthusiasm or school spirit. 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6