wake vs provoke

wake is a noun but provoke is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wake	Yes	No	Yes	No
provoke	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, provoke is a hypernym of wake; that is, provoke is a word with a broader meaning than wake:

Other hypernyms of wake include arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, raise.

wake (noun)	provoke (noun)
a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

wake (verb)	provoke (verb)
be awake, be alert, be there	provide the needed stimulus for
stop sleeping	evoke or provoke to appear or occur
cause to become awake or conscious	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
to alert someone to something	annoy continually or chronically
arouse or excite feelings and passions