| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | activate | make ready to act |
| 2. | advance | promote progress or action |
| 3. | affect | change feelings or behavior |
| 4. | animate | give life or energy |
| 5. | arouse | awaken interest or feeling |
| 6. | awaken | bring interest to life |
| 7. | bolster | support and strengthen resolve |
| 8. | boost | increase confidence or effort |
| 9. | brace | prepare with courage |
| 10. | bring out | draw forth effort or quality |
| 11. | build up | increase confidence or strength |
| 12. | buoy | raise spirits or confidence |
| 13. | call forth | bring out a response |
| 14. | cause | make something happen |
| 15. | cheer | encourage with praise or support |
| 16. | coerce | force through pressure |
| 17. | compel | force or strongly drive |
| 18. | convince | make someone believe or act |
| 19. | cultivate | encourage growth or interest |
| 20. | direct | guide toward action |
| 21. | dispose | incline someone toward action |
| 22. | drive | push strongly toward action |
| 23. | egg on | urge someone onward |
| 24. | embolden | give courage to act |
| 25. | encourage | give support or confidence |
| 26. | energize | give energy or enthusiasm |
| 27. | enhearten | give courage or hope |
| 28. | enliven | make more lively or eager |
| 29. | excite | make eager or enthusiastic |
| 30. | exhort | strongly urge to act |
| 31. | fan | increase enthusiasm or feeling |
| 32. | feed | support desire or effort |
| 33. | fire up | make excited and eager |
| 34. | force | make someone act |
| 35. | fortify | strengthen courage or resolve |
| 36. | foster | encourage development or effort |
| 37. | fuel | supply energy for action |
| 38. | galvanize | shock or excite into action |
| 39. | get | cause or persuade to act |
| 40. | goad | provoke into action |
| 41. | hearten | make more confident |
| 42. | heighten | increase feeling or effort |
| 43. | ignite | set enthusiasm going |
| 44. | impel | drive forcefully to act |
| 45. | incentivize | encourage through rewards |
| 46. | incite | urge strongly toward action |
| 47. | induce | persuade or cause to act |
| 48. | inspire | fill with desire to act |
| 49. | intensify | make desire or effort stronger |
| 50. | invigorate | give strength and energy |
| 51. | jump-start | start activity quickly |
| 52. | keep going | help continue effort |
| 53. | kick-start | make activity begin |
| 54. | kindle | start enthusiasm or interest |
| 55. | lead | guide toward action |
| 56. | lift | raise spirits or effort |
| 57. | light a fire | create strong eagerness |
| 58. | lure | draw by tempting appeal |
| 59. | maintain | keep effort or interest active |
| 60. | make | cause someone to do something |
| 61. | marshal | gather for purposeful action |
| 62. | mentor | guide and encourage growth |
| 63. | mobilize | organize for action |
| 64. | move | affect enough to act |
| 65. | nudge | prompt gently toward action |
| 66. | nurture | support growth or confidence |
| 67. | oblige | make someone feel required |
| 68. | persuade | convince someone to act |
| 69. | predispose | make likely to respond |
| 70. | prod | push gently into action |
| 71. | prompt | cause someone to act |
| 72. | propel | push forward into action |
| 73. | provoke | stir up a response |
| 74. | pump up | make enthusiastic and ready |
| 75. | push | urge toward greater effort |
| 76. | quicken | make more active or lively |
| 77. | raise | increase enthusiasm or morale |
| 78. | rally | restore energy and unity |
| 79. | reassure | restore confidence to act |
| 80. | recruit | persuade to join or help |
| 81. | reinforce | strengthen willingness or belief |
| 82. | rev up | increase excitement or energy |
| 83. | rouse | stir from inaction |
| 84. | set in motion | start an action process |
| 85. | set off | cause action to begin |
| 86. | spark | start interest or action |
| 87. | spur | urge into action |
| 88. | stimulate | make more active or eager |
| 89. | stir | move emotionally toward action |
| 90. | summon | call forth effort or courage |
| 91. | sway | influence someone’s decision |
| 92. | talk into | persuade through conversation |
| 93. | tempt | attract with desire |
| 94. | trigger | cause a reaction or action |
| 95. | turn on | excite or interest |
| 96. | uplift | raise morale or spirit |
| 97. | urge | strongly encourage action |
| 98. | whip up | create excitement or feeling |
| 99. | win over | gain support or agreement |
| 100. | work up | arouse excitement or emotion |