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: vir
DEM
Latin “people”
Demagogue, demographic, pandemic
Demagogue
N. A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power
Root: dem
Demographic
Adj. Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race or gender
Root: dem
Pandemic
Adj. Having an effect on a large area or region
Root: dem
S: rampant
A: confined
POLIT
Latin “city”
Cosmopolitan, politicize, apolitical
Cosmopolitan
Adj. Worldly or sophisticated
Root: polit
S: cultured
A: 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
S: decorum
A: rudeness
Civic
Adj. Having to do with the business of a town or community
Root: civis