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  • 41whip\ up — v informal 1. To make or do quickly or easily. Mary whipped up a lunch for the picnic. The reporter whipped up a story about the fire for his paper. 2. To make active; stir to action; excite. The girls are trying to whip up interest for a dance… …

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  • 42a|rous´er — a|rouse «uh ROWZ», verb, a|roused, a|rous|ing. –v.t. 1. to stir to action; excite: »The attack on Pearl Harbor aroused the whole country. His behavior had aroused suspicion. SYNONYM(S) …

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  • 43a|rouse — «uh ROWZ», verb, a|roused, a|rous|ing. –v.t. 1. to stir to action; excite: »The attack on Pearl Harbor aroused the whole country. His behavior had aroused suspicion. SYNONYM(S) …

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  • 44ex|cite — «ehk SYT», transitive verb, cit|ed, cit|ing. 1. to stir up the feelings of; move to strong emotion: »The news of war excited everybody. SYNONYM(S): rouse, animate, kindle. 2. to arouse: »Her new dress ex …

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  • 45provoke — [prə vōk′, prōvōk′] vt. provoked, provoking [ME provoken < MFr provoquer < L provocare, to call forth < pro , PRO 2 + vocare, to call < vox, VOICE] 1. to excite to some action or feeling 2. to anger, irritate, or annoy 3 …

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  • 46motivated — məʊtɪveɪtɪd adj. having motivation, inspired, driven; stirred to action mo·ti·vate || məʊtɪveɪt v. prompt, spur; provide inspiration; stir to action, induce, cause …

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  • 47sum´mon|a|ble — sum|mon «SUHM uhn», transitive verb. 1. to call with authority; order to come; send for: »to summon men to defend their country. Summon the children to dinner. A telegram summoned him home. Figurative. It is a knell That summons thee to heaven or …

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  • 48sum|mon — «SUHM uhn», transitive verb. 1. to call with authority; order to come; send for: »to summon men to defend their country. Summon the children to dinner. A telegram summoned him home. Figurative. It is a knell That summons thee to heaven or to hell …

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  • 49Wild in the Streets — Infobox Film name=Wild in the Streets caption = Movie Poster imdb id=0063808 writer=Robert Thom starring=Christopher Jones Shelley Winters Richard Pryor Diane Varsi Hal Holbrook director=Barry Shear music=Les Baxter | distributor=American… …

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  • 50adrenalize — /euh dreen l uyz /, v.t., adrenalized, adrenalizing. to stir to action; excite: The promise of victory adrenalized the team. Also, esp. Brit., adrenalise. [ADRENAL(INE) + IZE] * * * …

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