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acoustic
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pertaining to the sense or organs of hearing, to sound, or to the science of sound.
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adjacent
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lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring: a motel adjacent to the highway.
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altercation
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a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy.
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athwart
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from side to side; crosswise.
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bicker
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to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle: The two were always bickering.
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irreconcilable
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incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible: irreconcilable differences.
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juxtapose
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to place close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.
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noisome
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offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
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oblique
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neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
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misleading
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deceptive; tending to mislead.
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odoriferous
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yielding or diffusing an odor.
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periptery
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a peripteral building.
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perpendicular
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vertical; straight up and down; upright.
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proximity
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nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
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pungent
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pungentsharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
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catercorner
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diagonal
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contention
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a struggling together in opposition; strife.
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contiguous
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touching; in contact
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dispute
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to engage in argument or debate.
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dissent
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to differ in sentiment or opinion, esp. from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often fol. by from ): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
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redolent
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having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
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resonant
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resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
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reverberate
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to reecho or resound: Her singing reverberated through the house.
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sonorous
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giving out or capable of giving out a sound, esp. a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place: a sonorous cavern.
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spat
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a petty quarrel.
a light blow; slap; smack. |
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squabble
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to engage in a petty quarrel.
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timbre
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Music . the characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice; tone color.
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tintinnabulation
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the ringing or sound of bells.
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trajectory
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the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight.
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wrangle
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to argue or dispute, esp. in a noisy or angry manner.
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tussle
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to struggle or fight roughly or vigorously; wrestle; scuffle.
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