Unit 14 Flashcards
VIR
Latin
man
virile, virtue, virtuoso
Virile
Adj
masculine, manly
VIR
Virtue
N.
right action; moral goodness
VIR
Virtuoso
n.
someone extraordinary skilled in a particular art
VIR
DEM
Greek
people
demagogue, demographic, pandemic
Demagogue
n.
a leader who appeal’s to people’s emotions to gain power
DEM
Demographic
adj.
having certain characteristics in common, such as race, age or ___gender
DEM
Pandemic
adj. having an effect on a large area or region DEM syn:rampant ant:confined
POLIT
Greek
city
Cosmopolitan, politicize, apolitical
Cosmopolitan
adj. worldly or sophisticated POLIT syn:cultured ant:unpolished
Politicize
v.
to give a political character or something
POLIT
Apolitical
adj.
having no interest in politics; not political
POLIT
CIVIS
Latin
citizen
Civility, civil, civilize
Civility
n. politeness; courteous CIVIS syn: decorum ant: rudeness
Civic
adj.
having to do with the business of a town or community
CIVIS