Unit 14 Flashcards

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VIR

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man

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VIRILE

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adj. Masculine; manly

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VIRTUE

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“n. Right action; moral goodness”

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VIRTUOSO

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

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DEMOGRAPHIC

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

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PANDEMIC

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“adj. Having an effect on a large area or region”

syn: rampant
ant: confined

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POLIT

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city

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COSMOPOLITAN

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“adj. Worldly or sophisticated”

syn: cultured
ant: unpolished

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POLITICIZE

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“v. To give a political character to something.”

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APOLITICAL

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“adj. 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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n. Politeness; courteousness
syn: decorum
ant: rudeness

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CIVIC

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

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CIVILIZE

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“v. To make more cultured or refined”

syn: polish