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be aroused

verb as in burn

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According to the official British history of the battle, they “could only be aroused by the use of force—a process made very lengthy by the fact that the battlefield was covered with British and German dead, who, in the dark, were indistinguishable from the sleepers.”

What expectations, or disappointment, may be aroused?

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Zelda and Link soon stumble upon a suddenly awakened corpse, and whether this monstrosity is trapped or simply waiting to be aroused is unknown at this point, but all of Hyrule will soon be subject to a series of cataclysmic events.

As former president Gerald Ford explained when pardoning his predecessor, Richard M. Nixon, who resigned amid scandal: “During this long period of delay and potential litigation, ugly passions would again be aroused. And our people would again be polarized in their opinions.”

One of them suggested players would be aroused by a female referee.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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