to invite someone to take part in a competition, contest, or fight

to pick out or select from a group of options

to incite, stir up, or instigate (often a conflict, war, or emotion)

to provoke; provocation

hypercritical or fastidious; to nitpick or find fault with small details

to sexually titillate, flirt with, or lure through attraction

the quality or state of being challenging, often used as a noun to describe a task or role that requires significant effort, skill, or overcoming obstacles.

raised or hung high

to incite disharmony or provoke trouble between people

excellent in every respect; leaving no room for criticism or improvement

to be picky about food

to stir up or stimulate feelings, desires, or emotions

one in a hundred; exceptional; the cream of the crop

to select very carefully

To sow dissension or drive a wedge between people.

to be overly fastidious or hypercritical; to be difficult to please when making choices

to find fault, carp, or offer petty criticism

to state something explicitly or bring a topic into the open to make it clear

cross-stitch (embroidery)

to play a leading role, especially in a performance, project, or key position

to light a lamp or turn up the wick to make it brighter

To work, study, or complete a task late into the night.

to pick and choose or select from among several options, often implies being fastidious

to provoke or egg someone on to do something bad, typically by sowing discord or instigating conflict

to find fault, often focusing on minor details or offering petty criticism

to find fault intentionally or look for flaws where there are none

a load carried on a shoulder pole; by extension, a task or responsibility

to quit one's job in disgust

to take the lead, act as the initiator, or be the first to pioneer an action or project

intended to provoke, tease, or arouse sexual interest or excitement

to cherry-pick; to pick the best parts for oneself; to be choosy

to find fault with everything incessantly or criticize someone hypercritically

picky about food

to incite a quarrel or stir up trouble between people, often by spreading rumors or telling tales

to provoke, stir up trouble, or instigate conflict

the eye incites and the heart invites; to flirt or make eyes at someone through glances and expressions

to choose things solely based on one's own convenience or advantage

to select very carefully

to fight one-on-one or challenge someone to a single combat or competition

to choose something over another solely to suit one's own convenience or benefit

to sow discord everywhere

to deliberately provoke or create trouble; to incite a conflict

to select or identify specific items from a larger group.

a horizontal board covering the ends of rafters at the edge of a roof; eaves board

laborers who carry cargo up and down mountains on shoulder poles

Space Shuttle Challenger

to highlight hair or apply partial hair dye