Unit 14

Question 1

Vir

Answer 1

Latin Vir “mean”

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 certain art

Root: Vi

Question 5

Dem

Answer 5

Greek Demos “people”

Demagogue, demographic, pandemic

Question 6

Demagogue

Answer 6

N. a leader who appeals to people’s emotions

Root: demo

Question 7

Demographic

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Pandemic

Answer 8

Adj. having an effect on a large area or region
Roots: dem
Synonym: rampant
Antonym: confined

Question 9

Polit

Answer 9

Greek polis “city”

Cosmopolitan, politicize, apolitical

Question 10

Cosmopolitan

Answer 10

Adj. worldly or sophisticated
Root: polis
Synonym: cultured
Antonym: unpolished

Question 11

Politicize

Answer 11

V. To give a political character to something

Root: polis

Question 12

Apolitical

Answer 12

Adj. having no interest in politics

Root: polis

Question 13

Civis

Answer 13

Latin civis “power”

Civility, civic, civilize

Question 14

Civility

Answer 14

N. politeness; courteousness
Root: civis
Synonym: decorum
Antonym: rudeness

Question 15

Civic

Answer 15

Adj. having todo with the business of a town or community

Root: civis

Question 16

Civilize

Answer 16

V. To make more cultured or refined
Root: civis
Synonym: polish