possible profanity
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vivify(verb, disturb, promote, encourage, provoke)
9
whet(verb, support, upset, charge, drive)
8
call forth(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cause, direct)
8
annoy(verb, upset, drive, bother, disturb)
8
cause(noun, verb, move, make, get)
8
disturb(verb, move, upset, trouble, mark)
8
egg on(verb, expression, move, upset, trouble)
8
energise
8
enrage(verb, disturb, annoy, provoke, excite)
8
irritate(verb, upset, drive, bother, disturb)
8
vex(verb, upset, bother, disturb, delight)
7
affect(verb, move, upset, get, change)
7
anger(verb, upset, bother, disturb, encourage)
7
bestir(verb, support, charge, disturb, touch)
7
brace
7
call(verb, order, direct, produce, provoke)
7
challenge(verb, support, charge, disturb, touch)
7
drive(noun, verb, move, make, force)
7
exhilarate(verb, get, disturb, encourage, delight)
7
foster(verb, set, encourage, produce, provoke)
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