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
subjectiveof, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as
caterto provide a supply of food
requisiteneeded for a particular purpose : essential
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable