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retentive
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1). serving to retain; having the tendency or the ability to retain; 2). able to remember; having a good memory
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teneo - to hold
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sacristy
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a room in a church where the sacred vestments and vessels are kept
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sacer - sacred holy
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assiduous
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working hard, steadily, and attentively; diligent
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sedeo - to sit
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gratuity
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1). a gift of money for a service
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gratuitus - not paid for, done without pay, free, voluntary
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immemorial
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extending back into the past beyond the bounds of memory; ancient
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memoria - memory
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probate
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(v) to establish the validity of a will (n). the act or process of proving the validity of a will (adj) having to do with probate
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probo - to prove; to aprove of
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bounteous
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1). giving freely and generously 2). abundant, plentiful
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bonus - good
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circumambulate
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to walk around
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circum - around; ambulo - to walk
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relic
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an object or custom remaining from the past
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reliquus - remaining, rest of
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iniquity
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wickedness
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aequus - level; fair, just; like, equal;
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countersign
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to authenticate by an additional signature; to sign ( a document already signed by another) as a confirmation
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contra - against; signum - a sign
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sociopath
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a mentally ill person who lacks moral responsibility and behaves in an aggressively antisocial manner
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socius - an ally, comrade
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