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PROVOCATIVE
(adj.) 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"
The professor’s provocative comments about religion resulted in his being expelled from the university. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) exciting sexual desire
"her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative"
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Mnemonics for provocative
(Tag: ) sounds like PROVOKE(call forth emotions, feeling and responses)ACTIVELY...so if someone put forth his emotions excessively it causes us either annoying/ some time sounds INTERESTING
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