GRE Word List
PROVOCATIVE
arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying; Ex. provocative in tight jeans; V. provoke: incite to anger; cause (an unpleasant action or feeling); N. provocation
The meaning of the word provocative is arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying; Ex. provocative in tight jeans; V. provoke: incite to anger; cause (an unpleasant action or feeling); N. provocation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insuperable | insurmountable; unbeatable; Ex. insuperable difficulties |
| primp | groom oneself with care; adorn oneself |
| whinny | neigh like a horse; CF. neigh: make the sound which horses make |
| dissipate | squander; waste foolishly; scatter |
| fashion | give shape to; make; Ex. fashion the pot out of clay |
| retrench | cut down; cut down expenses; economize |
| relapse | return to a former state (esp. after improvement); N. |
| disinterested | unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective |
| potion | dose (of liquids); liquid dose |
| venison | meat of a deer; CF. cow: beef; CF. pig: pork, ham, bacon; CF. calf: veal; CF. sheep: mutton; CF. lamb: lamb |
