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Raw :: Raw (superl.) Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat..

Spice :: Spice (n.) Figuratively, that which enriches or alters the quality of a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of food; that which gives zest or pungency; a slight flavoring; a relish; hence, a small quantity or admixture; a sprinkling; as, a spice of mischief..

Quarrel :: Quarrel (n.) A breach of concord, amity, or obligation; a falling out; a difference; a disagreement; an antagonism in opinion, feeling, or conduct; esp., an angry dispute, contest, or strife; a brawl; an altercation; as, he had a quarrel with his father about expenses..

Election :: Election (a.) The choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the other..

Blacksalter :: Blacksalter (n.) One who makes crude potash, or black salts..

Sesquialtera :: Sesquialtera (n.) A stop on the organ, containing several ranks of pipes which reenforce some of the high harmonics of the ground tone, and make the sound more brilliant..

Halter :: Halter (n.) A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse..

Undulatory :: Undulatory (a.) Moving in the manner of undulations, or waves; resembling the motion of waves, which successively rise or swell rise or swell and fall; pertaining to a propagated alternating motion, similar to that of waves..

Alternate :: Alternate (a.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence..

Haltering :: Haltering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Halte.

Hesitate :: Hesitate (v. i.) To stammer; to falter in speaking.

Subaltern :: Subaltern (a.) Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer..

Wacky :: Wacky (n.) A soft, earthy, dark-colored rock or clay derived from the alteration of basalt..

Alternative :: Alternative (n.) A choice between more than two things; one of several things offered to choose among.

Reduce :: Reduce (n.) To change, as numbers, from one denomination into another without altering their value, or from one denomination into others of the same value; as, to reduce pounds, shillings, and pence to pence, or to reduce pence to pounds; to reduce days and hours to minutes, or minutes to days and hours..

Gold :: Gold (v. t.) A metallic element, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7..

Potent :: Potent (n.) One of the furs; a surface composed of patches which are supposed to represent crutch heads; they are always alternately argent and azure, unless otherwise specially mentioned..

Cam :: Cam (n.) A projecting part of a wheel or other moving piece so shaped as to give alternate or variable motion to another piece against which it acts.

Sawtry :: Sawtry (n.) A psaltery.

Alterant :: Alterant (n.) An alterative.

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