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								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
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								exciting sexual desire
 her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative
 
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