5
impels(verb, motivates, compels)
5
motivates(verb, motivates, compels)
4
arouses(verb, excites)
4
encourages(verb, motivates)
4
energizes(verb, motivates, excites)
4
excites(verb, excites)
4
exhilarates(noun, verb, excites, refreshes)
4
fires(noun, verb, motivates, excites)
4
foments(noun, verb, motivates, compels)
4
goads(verb, motivates, compels)
4
incites(verb, compels)
4
instigates(noun, verb, motivates)
4
provokes(verb, motivates)
4
urges(verb, motivates, compels)
3
agitates(verb, excites)
3
animates(verb, excites)
3
causes(noun, verb, compels)
3
disturbs(verb, excites)
3
drives(noun, verb, motivates, compels)
3
entices(verb, motivates)
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