Why Do People Troll Flashcards

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Bait

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noun

things used to catch fish/people

I think he took the bait.

We can use a higher salary as bait.

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Antagonistic

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adjective

feeling anger towards someone

He seemed very antagonistic last night.

There was an antagonistic tone to her voice.

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Provoke

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verb

Trying to make someone angry

He was trying to provoke the whole team.

She provoked her friends.

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Light-hearted

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adjective

light / entertaining

We had some light-hearted entertainment at the party.

She is a very light-hearted person.

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Downright mean

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adjective

Treating people badly

He was downright mean to me.

The president was downright mean to the reporter.

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Dangle

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verb

Offer something attractive

They dangled a salary raise in my new contract.

We need to dangle some bait to the customer.

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Mischief

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noun

Trouble caused by someone

The protesters caused some mischief.

There was a lot of mischief at the party.

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Riled up

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verb

Get angry

She got all riled up last night.

Try not to get so riled up please.

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