provoking (adj.)
- aggravating
- agitating
- alluring
- annoying
- ardent
- bothersome
- breathtaking
- burning
- challenging
- charged
- cliff-hanging
- disquieting
- disturbing
- electric
- emphatic
- encouraging
- energizing
- enthusiastic
- exasperating
- exciting
- exhilarating
- fervent
- fiery
- galling
- galvanic
- galvanizing
- glowing
- heady
- impassioned
- importunate
- impressive
- inflammatory
- interesting
- intoxicating
- inviting
- irksome
- irritating
- jarring
- jolting
- juicy
- lively
- maddening
- mind-blowing
- moving
- overpowering
- overwhelming
- passionate
- perturbing
- pesky
- pestering
- pestiferous
- pestilent
- pestilential
- piquant
- plaguey
- provocative
- racy
- ravishing
- readable
- rich
- rousing
- soul-stirring
- spicy
- stimulant
- stimulating
- stimulative
- stirring
- striking
- succulent
- suspenseful
- suspensive
- tantalizing
- teasing
- telling
- thought-provoking
- thrilling
- tickling
- tiresome
- titillating
- troublesome
- troubling
- upsetting
- urgent
- vehement
- vexatious
- vexing
- warm
- wearisome
- worrisome
- worrying
