Unit 14 Flashcards
VIR
Man
Virile, Virtue, Virtuoso
Virile
Adj.
Masculine.
VIR
Virtue
N.
Right action.
VIR
Virtuoso
N.
Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art.
VIR
DEM
People
Demagogue, Demographic, Pandemic
Demagogue
N.
A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power.
DEM
Demographic
Adj.
Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender.
DEM
Pandemic
Adj. Having an effect on a large area or region. DEM SYN-Rampant ANT-Confined
POLIT
City.
Cosmopolitan, Politicize, Apolitical
Cosmopolitan
Adj. Worldly. POLIT SYN-Cultured ANT-Unpolished
Politicize
V.
To give a political character to something.
POLIT
Apolitical
Adj.
Having no interest in politics.
POLIT
CIVIS
Citizen
Civility, Civic, Civilize
Civility
N. Politeness. CIVIS SYN-Decorum ANT-Rudeness
Civic
Adj.
Having to do with the business of a town or community.
CIVIS
Civilize
V.
To make more cultured or refined.
CIVIS
SYN-POLISH