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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| culinary | of or relating to the kitchen or cookery |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
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| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |