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Provocation
- noun - needed encouragement; "the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation"
- something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
Provocative
- adjective - exciting sexual desire; "her gestures and postures became more wanton and provocative"
- 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
Provokement
- - The act that which, provokes; one who excites anger or other passion, or incites to action; as, a provoker of sedition.
Provokingly
- adverb - in a provocative manner; "`Try it,' he said provocatively"
Provostship
- - The office of a provost.
Proxenetism
- - The action of a go-between or broker in negotiating immoral bargains between the sexes; procuring.
Proximately
- - In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.
Proximities
- noun - a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit
- the property of being close together
- the region close around a person or thing
Proxy Fight
- noun - a measure used by an acquirer to gain control of a takeover target; acquirer tries to persuade other shareholders that the management of the target should be replaced