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SAT Vocab Review Unit 16
Problem 34 of 36
The orchestra's rehearsal was marred by a striking dissonance between the violinist's brisk tempo and the cellist's lingering phrases, causing the music to sound unsettled.
As used in the text, what does the word "dissonance" most nearly mean?