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  • 91pique — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. sting, cut, nettle, irritate, vex, offend; prick, jab; intrigue, stimulate, arouse interest. See excitement. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. umbrage, resentment, offense; see anger , annoyance 1 , offense …

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  • 92provoke — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. annoy, irritate, exasperate, nettle; excite, arouse; anger, incite, evoke, elicit; goad, vex. See cause, excitement, resentment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To vex] Syn. irritate, put out, aggravate;… …

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  • 93quicken — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. revive, refresh, arouse, animate; hasten, speed, accelerate. See velocity, agency, haste. Ant., retard, slow. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To hasten or cause to hasten] Syn. accelerate, speed up, hurry;… …

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  • 94titillate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. tickle; excite. See touch, desire, excitement. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. tickle, stimulate, arouse, turn on*; see excite 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [TIT ul ate] to… …

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  • 95excite — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stir one mentally] Syn. stimulate, inflame, arouse, anger, delight, exhilarate, move, pique, infuriate, madden, stir, stir up, fire, fire up, fire the blood, stir the blood, give one a turn, convulse, electrify, galvanize …

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  • 96excite — verb 1) the prospect of a vacation excited me Syn: thrill, exhilarate, animate, enliven, rouse, stir, stimulate, galvanize, electrify, inspirit; informal buck up, pep up, give someone a buzz, give someone a kick, give someone a charge Ant …

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  • 97get — [c]/gɛt / (say get) verb (got, got or, Chiefly US, gotten, Archaic, gat, getting) –verb (t) 1. to obtain, gain, or acquire by any means: to get favour by service; get a good price. 2. to fetch or bring: I w …

  • 98er-3 : or- : r- —     er 3 : or : r     English meaning: to move *stir, animate, fight, struggle, rise; to spring up, be born     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘sich in Bewegung setzen, erregen (also seelisch, ärgern, stir, tease, irritate); in die Höhe bringen (Erhebung …

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  • 99stir — stir1 [stʉr] vt. stirred, stirring [ME stirien < OE styrian: see STORM] 1. to move, shake, agitate, etc., esp. slightly 2. to change the position of slightly; displace [to stir a log] 3. to rouse from sleep, lethargy, indifference, etc …

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  • 100rearouse — “+ transitive verb Etymology: re + arouse : to arouse again * * * v., rearoused, rearousing. * * * rēarouseˈ (↑arouse) vt • • • Main Entry: ↑re …

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