40
goad(noun, verb, support, upset, act)
36
urge(noun, verb, support, move, act)
31
prod(noun, verb, support, make, help)
31
incite(verb, support, move, make, help)
28
encourage(verb, support, make, get, help)
26
impel(verb, support, move, make, get)
25
stimulate(verb, move, upset, make, get)
25
prompt(noun, verb, support, move, control)
25
rouse(verb, move, upset, make, force)
23
incentive(noun, action, force, charge, feeling)
23
move(verb, upset, control, make, get)
22
motivate(verb, move, upset, control, make)
22
push(noun, verb, support, act, make)
21
provoke(verb, support, upset, make, get)
21
stimulus(noun, action, movement, help, force)
19
arouse(verb, move, upset, make, get)
18
egg on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, move)
18
excite(verb, move, upset, make, get)
18
stir(verb, upset, get, drive, bother)
17
drive(noun, verb, support, move, act)
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