Chapter 14 Flashcards
VIR
Latin Vir”man”
Virile
Adj. masculine ; manly
Virtue
N. right action ; moral goodness
Virtuoso
N. someone extraordinarily in a particular art
Demographic
Adj. having certain characteristics in common , such as age, race, or gender
Pandemic
Adj. having an effect on a large area or region
Syn: rampant
Ant: confined
POLIT
Greek Polis “city”
Cosmopolitan
adj. worldly or sophisticated
Syn: cultured
Ant: polished
Politicize
V. To give a political character of something
CIVIS
Latin, CIVIS “citizen”
Civility
N. politeness ; courteousness
Syn: decorum
Ant: rudeness
Civic
Adj: having to do with the business of a town or a community
Civilize
V. To make more cultured or refined
Apolitical
Having no interest in politics; not political