GRE Word List
PROVOCATIVE
serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
The meaning of the word provocative is serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |