Unit 14 Flashcards
VIR
L: man
Virile
Adj: masculine; manly
Root: VIR
Virtue
N: Right action; moral goodness
Root: VIR
Virtuoso
N: Someone extraordinarily skilled in particular art
Root: VIR
DEM
G: People
Demagogue
N: a leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power
Root: DEM
Demographic
Adj: Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender
Root: DEM
Pandemic
Adj: having an effect on a large area or region
Root: DEM
Syn: rampant
Ant: confined
POLIT
G: city
Cosmopolitan
Adj: Worldly or sophisticated
Root: POLIT
Syn: cultured
Ant: unpolished
Politicize
V: to give a political character to something
Root: POLIT
Apolitical
Adj: Having no interest in politics; not political
Root: POLIT
CIVIS
L: citizen
Civility
N: politeness; courteousness
Root: CIVIS
Syn: decorum
Ant: rudeness
Civic
Adj: Having to do with the business of a town or community
Root: CIVIS