Unit 14

Question 1

Vir

Answer 1

Latin means “man”

Virile, Virtue, Virtuoso

Question 2

Virile

Answer 2

Adj. masculine, manly

Root: Vir

Question 3

Virtue

Answer 3

N. right action, moral goodness

Root: Vir

Question 4

Virtuoso

Answer 4

N. someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art.

Root: Vir

Question 5

Dem

Answer 5

Greek means “people”

Demagogue, Demographic, Pandemic

Question 6

Demagogue

Answer 6

N. a leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power.

Root: Dem

Question 7

Demographic

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Pandemic

Answer 8

Adj. having an effect on a large area or region.
Root: Dem
SYN. Rampant
Ant. Confined

Question 9

Polit

Answer 9

Greek 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

Question 12

Apolitical

Answer 12

Adj. having no interest in politics, not political.

Root: Polit

Question 13

Civis

Answer 13

Latin 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

Question 16

Civilize

Answer 16

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