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aesthetic
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having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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aural
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of or related to the ear or the sense of hearing
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cacophony
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discordant, unpleasant noise
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or lament
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eclectic
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made up of a variety of sources or styles
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incongruous
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lacking in harmony; incompatible
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sonorous
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producing a deep or full sound
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strident
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loud, harsh, grating, or shrill
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debacle
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disastrous or ludicrous defeat or failure; fiasco
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debilitate
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impair the strength or; weaken
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tumultuous
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noisy and disorderly
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anachronism
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the representation of something as existing or happening in the wrong time period
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archaic
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characteristic of an earlier time; antiquated; old
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dilatory
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habitually late
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ephemeral
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lasting for only a brief time
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redolent
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fragrant; aromatic; suggestive
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temporal
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of, relating to, or limited by time
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onerous
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troublesome or oppressive; burdensome
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portent
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indication or something important or calamitous about to occur; omen
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prescience
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knowledge or actions or events before they occur; foreknowledge; foresight
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