Unit 14 Flashcards
VIR
man
VIRILE
adj. Masculine; manly
VIRTUE
“n. Right action; moral goodness”
VIRTUOSO
“n. Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art”
DEM
people
DEMAGOGUE
“n. A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power”
DEMOGRAPHIC
“adj. Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender”
PANDEMIC
“adj. Having an effect on a large area or region”
syn: rampant
ant: confined
POLIT
city
COSMOPOLITAN
“adj. Worldly or sophisticated”
syn: cultured
ant: unpolished
POLITICIZE
“v. To give a political character to something.”
APOLITICAL
“adj. Having no interest in politics; not political”
CIVIS
citizen
CIVILITY
n. Politeness; courteousness
syn: decorum
ant: rudeness
CIVIC
“adj. Having to do with the business of a town or community”