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  • 91inflame — I verb aggravate, agitate, anger, arouse, convulse, deflagrate, discompose, electrify, embitter, energize, enliven, enrage, envenom, exacerbate, exasperate, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, harass, ignite, impassion, incense, incite, infuriate,… …

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  • 92intensify — I verb add to, aggravate, amplificare, augere, augment, boost, concentrate, deepen, emphasize, enhance, escalate, exacerbate, exaggerate, heighten, increase, inflame, magnify, redouble, sharpen, step up, strengthen II index accrue (increase) …

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  • 93irk — I verb aggravate, aggrieve, annoy, badger, chafe, discommode, discompose, distress, disturb, exasperate, exercise, harass, incommode, irritate, jade, nettle, offend, perturb, pique, plague, provoke, rile, roil, ruffle, trouble, try one s patience …

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  • 94irritate — I verb affront, aggravate, agitate, anger, annoy, badger, bother, bully, chafe, discompose, displease, disturb, enrage, exacerbate, exasperate, excite anger, excite impatience, fret, gall, give offense, grate, harass, hector, incense, inflame,… …

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  • 95annoy — See aggravate. See aggravate, annoy, irritate …

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  • 96irritate — See aggravate. See aggravate, annoy, irritate …

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  • 97symptom — noun (usually symptoms) ADJECTIVE ▪ characteristic, classic, common, typical ▪ clinical ▪ minor, secondary …

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  • 98crisis — n. 1) to cause, precipitate, provoke, stir up a crisis 2) to aggravate a crisis 3) to avert, forestall a crisis 4) to defuse, overcome, settle a crisis; to ride out a crisis 5) an acute, grave, serious; impending; mounting crisis 6) a cabinet;… …

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  • 99alleviate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. lessen, mitigate; relieve. See moderation, relief. Ant., aggravate, intensify. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. lighten, mitigate, ease; see relieve 2 . See Synonym Study at relieve . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 100chafe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abrade, wear, rub; vex, anger, annoy, eat. See friction, resentment, pain, discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To rub] Syn. abrade, grate, scrape, massage; see rub 1 . 2. [To annoy] Syn. irritate,… …

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