Vocab 7: What new words I learn from the "news" today?

Hi folks,

Another new word learn from the news today:

"The article inside was written by Diana biographer and long-time provocateur Tina Brown."

pro·vo·ca·teur

[pruh-vok-uh-tur, -toor; Fr. praw-vaw-ka-tœr] 

–noun, plural -teurs  [-turz, -toorz; Fr. -tœr].

1.a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.

2.( italics ) French . agent provocateur.

Origin: 
1915–20;  < French  < Latin prōvocātor  challenger, appellant, equivalent to provocā ( re ) to provoke  + -tor -tor

(Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/provocateur)

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