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  • 111agitator — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. instigator, fomenter, reformer, revolutionary, radical, revisionist, anarchist, rabble rouser, demagogue, dogmatist, malcontent, disrupter, heretic, fighter, propagandist, ringleader, stormy petrel, zealous advocate,… …

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  • 112instigator — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. troublemaker, *spark, *sparkplug, spur, rabble rouser, initiator, fomenter, incendiary, *provocateur, *agent provocateur. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who agitates, especially politically: agitator, fomenter …

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  • 113fomenter — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who agitates, especially politically: agitator, inciter, instigator. See CALM, CHANGE, POLITICS …

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  • 114inciter — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who agitates, especially politically: agitator, fomenter, instigator. See CALM, CHANGE, POLITICS …

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  • 115agitate — a|gi|tate [ˈædʒıteıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of agitare, from agere; AGENT] 1.) to argue strongly in public for something you want, especially a political or social change agitate for/against ▪ unions agitating for …

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  • 116agitator — ag·i·ta·tor || ædʒɪteɪtÉ™(r) n. one who agitates, one who causes unrest, propagandist, inciter, troublemaker …

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  • 117agitators — ag·i·ta·tor || ædʒɪteɪtÉ™(r) n. one who agitates, one who causes unrest, propagandist, inciter, troublemaker …

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  • 118agitate — verb 1) any mention of Clare agitates my grandmother Syn: upset, perturb, fluster, ruffle, disconcert, unnerve, disquiet, disturb, distress, unsettle, unhinge; informal rattle, faze; discombobulate 2) she agitated for the appointment of more… …

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  • 119calm — adj Calm, tranquil, serene, placid, peaceful, halcyonmean quiet and free from all that disturbs or excites. Calm is primarily applied to sea or weather, usually conveys an implicit contrast with its opposite, stormy, and suggests freedom, real or …

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  • 120irritate — irritate, exasperate, nettle, provoke, aggravate, rile, peeve are comparable when meaning to excite a feeling of angry annoyance in a person. Something which irritates greatly displeases or offends and evokes a display of feeling ranging from… …

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