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| eliciting | |
| encouraging(adjective, motivating) | |
| firing(noun, motivating) | |
| fomenting(noun, motivating) | |
| forcing(motivating, causing) | |
| generating | |
| inciting | |
| propelling(adjective, moving, touching, exciting) | |
| tormenting(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion) | |
| urging(noun, motivating) | |
| arousing(noun, adjective, moving, hot) | |
| challenging(adjective, stimulating) | |
| disappointing(adjective, sorrow, negative, emotion) | |
| effecting | |
| engendering | |
| evoking | |
| exasperating(upsetting, irritating, annoying, mocking) | |
| grating(adjective, displeasing) | |
| harassing(hard, severe, offensive, distressing) | |
| jarring |
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