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servitor
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one who waits upon or serves another; an attendant
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servus - a slave
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consecrate
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to make sacred, holy, or venerable
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sacer - sacred, holy
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literal
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based on the actual words in their ordinary meaning; not figurative or symbolic
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littera - a letter
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superannuated
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1). incapacitated or retired because of age 2). obsolete
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super - over; above; annus - year
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continence
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1). self-restraint, especially abstinence from sexual activity; 2). the ability to control urination and bowel movements
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teneo - to hold
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libertarian
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a person who advocates freedom of thought, expression, and action
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liber - free
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substantiate
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1). to give substance to 2). to show to be true by giving evidence; to confirm
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sto - to stand
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debonair
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having an easy and elegant manner
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bonus - good
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egalitarian
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one who believes that all people should have equal rights
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aequus - level; fair
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veritable
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true; real; actual
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verus - true
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irascible
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1). easily provoked to anger; irritable
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ira - anger
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sedentary
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characterized by much sitting
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sedeo- to sit
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