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23% | 10 | Patient under provocation | ||||||
adjective satellite • showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment | ||||||||
23% | 5 | Respond to a provocation | ||||||
verb • show a response or a reaction to something • act against or in opposition to • undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions | ||||||||
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