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                    as in excited
                                                
              
          
                                                      being in a state of increased activity or agitation                                       
              
                             all ferry crossings were cancelled because of the agitated waters around the islands                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in distraught
                                                
              
          
                                                      feeling overwhelming fear or worry                                       
              
                             by the time they finally showed up, long after midnight, we'd become so agitated that we never did get to sleep that night                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in alarmed
                                                
              
          
                                                      to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy                                       
              
                             there's no need to agitate the patient about little things                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in shook
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make a series of small irregular or violent movements                                       
              
                             set the washing machine so it will agitate for four minutes before going into the rinse cycle                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in discussed
                                                
              
          
                                                      to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion                                       
              
                             a question which has been agitated by the legislature time and time again                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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