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motivate(verb, upset, make, get, force)
23
irk(verb, upset, trouble, get, bother)
23
encourage(verb, support, make, get, help)
23
foment(noun, verb, work, present, bother)
23
induce(verb, make, force, drive, bother)
23
move(verb, upset, make, drive, bother)
23
pique(verb, move, upset, trouble, get)
23
prod(verb, support, make, help, force)
23
rile(verb, upset, trouble, get, hurt)
22
harass(verb, upset, trouble, make, get)
21
enrage(verb, upset, bother, cause, disturb)
21
fire(verb, drive, bother, disturb, start)
21
galvanize(verb, move, upset, get, drive)
21
urge(verb, support, make, get, help)
20
chafe(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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plague(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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aggravate(verb, upset, trouble, get, drive)
19
gall(noun, verb, upset, trouble, get)
18
bug(verb, upset, trouble, get, bother)
18
harry(verb, upset, trouble, hurt, bother)
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