11
pressure(noun, trouble, force, drive, power)
10
caprice(noun, drive, desire, fancy, resolve)
10
inducement(noun, charge, drive, cause, desire)
9
encouragement(noun, charge, drive, cause, excitement)
9
notion(noun, feeling, drive, desire, excitement)
9
propulsion(noun, force, drive, pressure, thrust)
9
provocation(noun, charge, feeling, drive, cause)
8
instinct(noun, nature, drive, character, desire)
8
motive(noun, charge, feeling, drive, cause)
8
proclivity(noun, nature, movement, feeling, character)
7
bent(noun, movement, feeling, drive, desire)
7
catalyst(noun, activity, charge, drive, cause)
7
feeling(noun, nature, action, drive, cause)
7
incitation(noun, charge, drive, cause, drug)
7
instigation(noun, charge, feeling, drive, cause)
7
passion(noun, feeling, drive, cause, pleasure)
7
pulse(noun, pressure, nerve, stimulus, throb)
7
shock(noun, pressure, stimulus, throb, propulsion)
7
stimulant(noun, charge, cause, drug, reason)
7
whimsy(noun, drive, desire, fancy, resolve)
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