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affront(noun, disregard, limit, pain, insult)
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agitation(noun, activity, feeling, pleasure, excitement)
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dare(noun, order, disregard, challenge, opposition)
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excitement(noun, activity, pleasure, enthusiasm, encouragement)
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grounds(noun, cause, reason, ground, stimulus)
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harassment(noun, act, distress, pain, feelings)
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insult(noun, wrong, slight, resentment, injury)
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occasion(noun, cause, reason, ground, causes)
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vexation(noun, act, wrong, slight, distress)
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arousal(noun, start, excitement, beginning, stirring)
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defiance(noun, attack, disregard, dispute, challenge)
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exacerbation(noun, irritation, frustration, aggravation, enragement)
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exasperation(noun, trouble, act, pain, feelings)
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goad(noun, verb, charge, cause, start)
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justification(noun, cause, reason, ground, stimulus)
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lure(noun, fancy, reason, call, request)
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offense(noun, hurt, wrong, slight, temper)
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perturbation(noun, feeling, pleasure, rage, stir)
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prompting(noun, cause, reason, call, request)
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taunt(noun, challenge, stimulus, incitement, goading)
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