Unit 14

Question 1

VIR

Answer 1

Latin: Vir means “man”.

Virile, Virtue, Virtuouso

Question 2

Virile

Answer 2

Adj. Masculine; manly.
Root: Vir
Syn:
Ant:

Question 3

Virtue

Answer 3

N. Right action; moral goodness.
Root: Vir
Syn:
Ant:

Question 4

Virtuoso

Answer 4

N. Someone extraordinarily skilled a particular art.
Root: Vir
Syn:
Ant:

Question 5

DEM

Answer 5

Greek: Demos means “people”.

Demagogue, Demographic, Pandemic

Question 6

Demagogue

Answer 6

N. A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power.
Root: Dem
Syn:
Ant:

Question 7

Demographic

Answer 7

Adj. Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender.
Root: Dem
Syn:
Ant:

Question 8

Pandemic

Answer 8

Adj. Having an effect on a large area or reigion.
Root: Dem
Syn: Rampant
Ant: Confined

Question 9

POLIT

Answer 9

Greek: Polis means “city”.

Cosmopolitan, Politicize, Apolitical

Question 10

Cosmopolitan

Answer 10

Adj. Worldly or sophisticated.
Root: Polit
Syn: Cultured
Ant: Unpolished

Question 11

Politicize

Answer 11

V. To give a political character to something.
Root: Polit
Syn:
Ant:

Question 12

Apolitical

Answer 12

Adj. Having no interest in politics; not political.
Root: Polit
Syn:
Ant:

Question 13

CIVIS

Answer 13

Latin: CIVIS means “citizen”.

Civility, Civic, Civilize

Question 14

Civility

Answer 14

N. Politeness; courteousness.
Root: Civis
Syn: Decorum
Ant: Rudeness

Question 15

Civic

Answer 15

Adj. Having to do with the business of a town or community.
Root: Civis
Syn:
Ant:

Question 16

Civilize

Answer 16

V. To make more cultured or refined.
Root: Civis
Syn: Polish
Ant: