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To make someone angry or annoyed

annoy

verb

to make someone feel slightly angry or impatient

provoke

verb

to deliberately try to make someone angry

anger

verb

to make someone feel angry

bother

verb

to annoy someone by interrupting them when they are busy or want to be left alone

frustrate

verb

to make someone feel annoyed and impatient by preventing them from doing or getting something

irritate

verb

to make someone feel annoyed or impatient

madden

verb

to make someone very angry

antagonize

verb

to make someone feel angry with you, so that they start to dislike you or have a negative attitude towards you

infuriate

verb

to make someone extremely angry

drive someone mad

to make someone feel extremely angry or upset

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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