Unit 14 Flashcards
VIR
“man” virile, virtue, virtuoso
virile
adj. Masculine; manly
virtue
“n. Right action; moral goodness”
virtuoso
“n. Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art”
DEM
“people” demagogue, demographic, pandemic
demagogue
“n. A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power”
demographic
“adj. Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender”
pandemic
“adj. Having an effect on a large area or region”
POLIT
“city” cosmopolitan, politicize, apolitical
cosmopolitan
“adj. Worldly or sophisticated” syn: cultured ant: unpolished
politicize
“v. To give a political character to something.”
apolitical
“adj. Having no interest in politics; not political”
CIVIS
citizen; civility, civic, civilize
civility
n. Politeness; courteousness syn: decorum ant: rudeness
civic
“adj. Having to do with the business of a town or community”