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  • 91cacophonous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ill sounding, dissonant, discordant, raucous; see harsh 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [kuh KOF uh nus] harsh sounding, jarring, especially designating incongruent sounds heard over one another.… …

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  • 92Disagreement — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disagreement >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disagreement disagreement Sgm: N 1 discord discord discordance Sgm: N 1 dissonance dissonance dissidence discrepancy Sgm: N 1 unconformity unconformity &c. 83 …

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  • 93grating — adjective 1) the chair made a grating noise Syn: scraping, scratching, grinding, rasping, jarring 2) a grating voice Syn: harsh, raucous, strident, piercing, shrill, screechy; discor …

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  • 94concussion — con•cus•sion [[t]kənˈkʌʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) pat injury to the brain or spinal cord due to jarring from a blow, fall, or the like 2) shock caused by the impact of a collision, blow, etc 3) the act or action of violently shaking or jarring • Etymology:… …

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  • 95jar — I. /dʒa / (say jah) noun 1. a broad mouthed earthen or glass vessel, commonly cylindrical in form. 2. the quantity contained in it. 3. Colloquial a glass of beer. {French jarre, from Provençal jarro, or Spanish jarra, from Arabic jarrah earthen… …

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  • 97jar — 1. n. 1 a a container of glass, earthenware, plastic, etc., usu. cylindrical. b the contents of this. 2 Brit. colloq. a glass of beer. Derivatives: jarful n. (pl. fuls). Etymology: F jarre f. Arab. jarra 2. v. & n. v. (jarred, jarring) 1 intr.… …

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  • 98jarringly — adverb in a manner that jars and irritates the piano was jarringly out of tune • Derived from adjective: ↑jarring * * * adverb : a in jarring manner a piano jarringly out of tune * * * jarrˈingly adverb • • • …

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  • 100Backlash — Back lash (b[a^]k l[a^]sh ), n. [Back, adv. + lash.] 1. (Mech.) The distance through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, resulting from looseness in fitting or from …

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