Low
Low adjective - Having relatively little height.
Usage example: the low hedge surrounding the garden wasn't meant to keep anything out, just to look pretty
Raised
Raised adjective - Being at a higher level than average.
Usage example: due to raised levels of mercury in the water, there is a warning against eating the local shrimp
Both words in one sentence
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She was raised in slavery, has great problems with socializing and has very low self-esteem.
- Bonus points that Sōsuke was raised as a Muslim in Afghanistan, which Islam forbids followers to drink alcohol; which may explain his low alcohol tolerance.
Source: Can't Hold His Liquor -
One story has it that the band were playing on a stage with a low ceiling and Pete Townshend unthinkingly raised his guitar whilst playing, driving the headstock into the ceiling and snapping it off.
Source: Rockers Smash Guitars
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