Unit 14 Flashcards

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VIR

A

Man

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VIRILE

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Masculine; manly

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VIRTUE

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“Right action; moral goodness”

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VIRTUOSO

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“Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art”

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DEM

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people

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DEMAGOGUE

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“A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power”

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DEMOGRAPHIC

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“Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender”

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PANDEMIC

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“Having an effect on a large area or region”

“syn: rampant ant: confined”

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POLIT

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Greek POLIS “city”

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COSMOPOLITAN

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Worldly or sophisticated

“syn: cultured ant: unpolished”

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POLITICIZE

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“To give a political character to something”

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APOLITICAL

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“Having no interest in politics; not political”

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CIVIS

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citizen

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CIVILITY

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Politeness; courteousness

“syn: decorum ant: rudeness”

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CIVIC

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“Having to do with the business of a town or community”

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CIVILIZE

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“To make more cultured or refined”

syn: polish