n. 25B6; verb
the prospect of a holiday excited me : THRILL, exhilarate, animate, enliven, rouse, stir, stimulate, galvanize, electrify, inspirit; informal buck up, pep up, ginger up, give someone a buzz/kick; N. Amer. informal give someone a charge.
she wore a chiffon nightgown to excite him : AROUSE (SEXUALLY), stimulate, titillate, inflame; informal turn someone on, get someone going, float someone's boat.
his clothes excited envy : PROVOKE, stir up, rouse, arouse, kindle, trigger (off), spark off, incite, cause; poetic/literary enkindle.
bore, depress.