Unit 14 Flashcards

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VIR

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“man” virile, virtue, virtuoso

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virile

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adj. Masculine; manly

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virtue

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“n. Right action; moral goodness”

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virtuoso

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“n. Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art”

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DEM

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“people” demagogue, demographic, pandemic

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demagogue

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“n. A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power”

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demographic

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“adj. Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender”

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pandemic

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“adj. Having an effect on a large area or region”

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POLIT

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“city” cosmopolitan, politicize, apolitical

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cosmopolitan

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“adj. Worldly or sophisticated” syn: cultured ant: unpolished

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politicize

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“v. To give a political character to something.”

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apolitical

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“adj. Having no interest in politics; not political”

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CIVIS

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citizen; civility, civic, civilize

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civility

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n. Politeness; courteousness syn: decorum ant: rudeness

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civic

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“adj. Having to do with the business of a town or community”

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civilize

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“v. To make more cultured or refined” syn: polished