Unit 14 Flashcards

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VIR

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Latin
man
virile, virtue, virtuoso

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Virile

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Adj
masculine, manly
VIR

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Virtue

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N.
right action; moral goodness
VIR

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Virtuoso

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n.
someone extraordinary skilled in a particular art
VIR

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DEM

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Greek
people
demagogue, demographic, pandemic

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Demagogue

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n.
a leader who appeal’s to people’s emotions to gain power
DEM

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Demographic

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adj.
having certain characteristics in common, such as race, age or ___gender
DEM

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Pandemic

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adj.
having an effect on a large area or region
DEM
syn:rampant
ant:confined
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POLIT

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Greek
city
Cosmopolitan, politicize, apolitical

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Cosmopolitan

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adj.
worldly or sophisticated
POLIT
syn:cultured
ant:unpolished
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Politicize

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v.
to give a political character or something
POLIT

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Apolitical

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adj.
having no interest in politics; not political
POLIT

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CIVIS

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Latin
citizen
Civility, civil, civilize

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Civility

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n.
politeness; courteous
CIVIS
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
CIVIS

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Civilize

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v.
to make more cultured or refined
CIVIS
syn: polish