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mortify(annoy, irritate, irk)
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rasp(trouble, bother, disturb, annoy)
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rub
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tease
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trouble(worry, concern, aggravate, vex)
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acerbate(harm, annoy, provoke, excite)
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agitate(upset, annoy, provoke, excite)
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appal
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appall
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bedevil
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boil(annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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bristle(annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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bug(upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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corrode
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cross(annoy, provoke, excite, irritate)
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discompose(aggravate, resentment)
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excite(upset, disturb, annoy, provoke)
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horrify
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insult
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lapse(stop, end, pass, fall)
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