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 |
|---|---|
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
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| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
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| ordain | to invest (see invest |
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