Unit 14

Question 1

VIR

Answer 1

Latin: “Man”

Example Words: Virile, Virtue, Virtuoso

Question 2

DEM

Answer 2

Greek: “People”

Example Words: Demagogue, Demographic, Pandemic

Question 3

POLIT

Answer 3

Greek: “City”

Example Words: Cosmopolitan, Politicize, Apolitical

Question 4

CIVIS

Answer 4

Latin: “Citizen”

Example Words: Civility, Civic, Civilized

Question 5

Virile

Answer 5

Definition: adj. Masculine; manly.
Root: VIR

Question 6

Virtue

Answer 6

Definition: n. Right action; moral goodness.
Root: VIR

Question 7

Virtuoso

Answer 7

Definition: n. Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art.
Root: VIR

Question 8

Demagogue

Answer 8

Definition: n. A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power.
Root: DEM

Question 9

Demographic

Answer 9

Definition: adj. Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender.
Root: DEM

Question 10

Pandemic

Answer 10

Definition: adj. Having an affect on a large area or region.
Root: DEM
Synonym: Rampant
Antonym: Confined

Question 11

Cosmopolitan

Answer 11

Definition: adj. Worldly or sophisticated.
Root: POLIT
Synonym: Cultured
Antonym: Unpolished

Question 12

Politicize

Answer 12

Definition: v. To give a political character to something.
Root: POLIT

Question 13

Apolitical

Answer 13

Definition: adj. Having no interests in politics; not political.
Root: POLIT

Question 14

Civility

Answer 14

Definition: n. Politeness; courteousness.
Root: CIVIS
Synonym: Decorum
Antonym: Rudeness

Question 15

Civic

Answer 15

Definition: adj. Having to do with the business of a town or community.
Root: CIVIS

Question 16

Civilize

Answer 16

Definition: v. To make more cultured or refined.
Root: CIVIS
Synonym: Polish