inspire
verb
to give someone the enthusiasm to do or create something
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To make someone feel excited, enthusiastic or impressed
intrigue
verb
to make someone very interested in knowing more about something, especially something that seems mysterious
fire someone with enthusiasm
to make someone feel very enthusiastic
capture someone’s interest/imagination/attention
to make someone interested in or excited about something
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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