alter

This list features words with the Latin root alter, which means "another" or "one of two, other of the two."
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  1. alternate
    go back and forth
  2. alternative
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
  3. alternating
    occurring by turns; first one and then the other
  4. alternately
    in an interchanging sequence or position
  5. altered
    changed in form or character without becoming something else
  6. alterable
    capable of being changed in some characteristic
  7. alter
    cause to change; make different
  8. alteration
    the act of revising
  9. unalterable
    not capable of being changed
  10. unaltered
    remaining in an original state
  11. altercation
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
Created on Mon May 12 17:43:58 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 18:49:45 EDT 2025)

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