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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WordMeaning
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
forebearsancestor
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
lagone that lags or is last
hoverto position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it
depreciateto lower in honor or esteem
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
derangedmentally unsound : crazy