English 2 Unit 14 Flashcards
VIR
man
Virile
adj. masculine; manly
vir(unstable) ile(but strong)
Virtue
n. the right action; moral goodness
Virtuoso
n. someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art
DEM
people
Demagogue
n. a leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power
dema (devilish- appeals to people’s emotions) gougue (like a gougue/troll)
Demographic
adj. having certain characteristics in common such as age, race, or gender
(like the chart) (the demographic graph)
Pandemic
adj. having an effect on a large area or region
pan (like the world) demic (deems them with this thing)
POLIT
city
Cosmopolitan
adj. worldly or sophisticated
Cosmo (knows everthing about) politan (world-how to act)
Politicize
v. to give a political character to something
Apolitical
adj. having no interest in politics; not political
A (against) political
CIVIS
citizen
Civility
n. politeness; courteousness
like curtsey
Civic
adj. having to do with the business of a town or community
like the car- going around the community