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stimulant(charge, cause, start, reason)
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bait(fancy, reason, offer, spur)
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botheration(trouble, act, difficulty, pain)
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catalyst(charge, drive, cause, desire)
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discomfort(irritation, annoyance, frustration, infuriation)
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indignation(irritation, infuriation, aggravation, exasperation)
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ire(irritation, frustration, aggravation, enragement)
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irking(annoyance, stimulus, nuisance, incitement)
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piquancy(inspiration, stimulus, excitation, stimulant)
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temptation(reason, call, request, offer)
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trigger(charge, cause, start, boost)
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vexing(annoyance, stimulus, nuisance, incitement)
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action(activity, feeling, drive, cause)
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anger(temper, resentment, irritation, annoyance)
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bedevilment(annoyance, nuisance, aggravation, molestation)
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boost(charge, cause, spur, encouragement)
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bother(trouble, feeling, pleasure, distress)
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bribe(lure, incentive, bait, inducement)
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carrot(reason, spur, lure, stimulus)
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casus belli(expression, idiom, resentment, stimulus)
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