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  • 131harrowing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. distressing, wrenching, tragic, nerve racking. See pain. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. frightening, tormenting, trying, nerve racking; see also disturbing . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY… …

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  • 132rack — [[t]ræ̱k[/t]] racks, racking, racked (The spelling wrack is also used, mainly for meanings 2 and 3, and mainly in old fashioned or American English.) 1) N COUNT: oft supp N A rack is a frame or shelf, usually with bars or hooks, that is used for… …

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