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

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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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Greek 
People
Demagogue 
Demographic 
Pandemic
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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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Greek 
city
Cosmopolitan 
Politicize 
Apolitical
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Cosmopolitan

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Adj.
Worldly or sophisticated
Syn culture
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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Latin 
Citizen 
Civility
Civic 
Civilize
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Civility

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n.
Politeness; courteousnessd
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