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 |
|---|---|
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |