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provocative
adj. arousing, stimulating; instigative, inciting; inflammatory, annoying, irritating


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Provocation
A provocation is an act that causes a response.Provocation and provoke can refer to:Provocation (legal), a type of legal defense in court which claims the "victim" provoked the accused's actions.Agent provocateur, a government agent in a (generally political) group that tries to goad a desired response from the group or otherwise disrupt its activity.Provocation (medical), a way of medical testing for conditions such as an allergy by provoking the immune system's response.Provocation study, a form of medical research using the above methodProvoke (album), a 1998 album by Altar and their final release on Displeased Records.Provoked (film), a 2007 British film starring Aishwarya Rai and Naveen Andrews.Provoked (music), Provoked is an MC from San Jose, California. He recently took his first step towards building his foundation, and put out his debut EP titled “The Listening Experience” which was released in May 2007. His idea is to get across his “common sense” messages through striving for clarity in his lyrics. He shares experiences from his past, and how they’ve had an impact on his life. He was influenced by many artists including Jimi Hendrix, Herbie Hancock, Gang Starr, and Pep Love.
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provocative
Adjective
1. serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy; "a provocative remark"; "a provocative smile"; "provocative Irish tunes which...compel the hearers to dance"- Anthony Trollope
(antonym) unprovocative, unprovoking
(similar) agitative, agitating, provoking
(see-also) exciting
2. exciting sexual desire; "her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative"
(similar) sexy


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provocativo
adj. provoking, irritating, annoying; arousing, stimulating

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Provocative
(n.)
Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative of appetite.
  
 
(a.)
Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; exciting.
  

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