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aggravation(incitement, goading, needling)
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agitate
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aid
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allurement(noun, reason, spur, lure, motivation)
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alpha(start, beginning, origination)
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ambition(drive, desire, reason, interest, inspiration)
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annoyance(insult, stimulus, affront, incitement, goading)
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antecedent(noun, reason, element, matter, source)
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anticipation(noun, pleasure, enthusiasm, eagerness, exhilaration)
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appeal
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arouse
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attractability
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authorship
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backing
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bait(noun, reason, spur, lure, motivation)
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baiting(incitement, goading, needling)
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basis(noun, start, reason, matter, opening)
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bedeviling
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