VERB: "To excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "To excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a sudden outburst of anger
2. tightly woven fabric with raised cords
(verb)
1. cause to feel resentment or indignation

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PROVOCATION (noun)
1. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
2. something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
ESPECIALLY (adverb)
1. to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
2. in a special manner

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