Unit 14 Flashcards
Vir
Latin: man
Virile, virtue, virtuoso
Virile
Adj. masculine;manly
Root: vir
Virtue
N. right action; moral goodness
Root: vir
Virtuoso
N. someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art
Root: root
Dem
Greek: people
Demagogue, demographic, pandemic
Demagogue
N. a leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain
Power
Root: dem
Demographic
Adj. having certain characteristic in common, such as age, race, or gender
Root:dem
Pandemic
Adj. having an effect on a large area or region
Root: dem
Syn: rampant
Ant: confined
Polit
Greek: city
Cosmopolitan, politicize,apolitical
Cosmopolitan
Adj. worldly or sophisticated
Root: polit
Syn: cultured
Ant: unpolished
Politicize
V. To give a political character to something
Root: polit
Apolitical
Adj. having no interest in politics; not political
Root: polit
Civis
Latin: citizen
Civility, civic, civilize
Civility
N. politeness; courteousness
Root: civis
Syn: decorum
Ant: rudeness
Civic
Adj. having to do with the business of a town or community
Root: civis