Unit 14 Flashcards

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Virile

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Adjective

Masculine; manly

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Vir

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Latin

Man

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Virtue

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Noun

Right action; moral goodness

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Virtuoso

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Noun

Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art

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Dem

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Greek

People

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Demagogue

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Noun

A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power

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Demographic

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Adjective

Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race or gender

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Pandemic

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Adjective
Having am effect on a large area or region
Syn: rampant
Ant: confined

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Polit

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Greek

City

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Cosmopolitan

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Adjective
Worldly or sophisticated
Syn: cultured
Ant: unpolished

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Politicize

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Verb

To give a political character to something

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Apolitical

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Adjective

Having no interest in politics; not political

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Civis

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Latin

Citizen

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Civility

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Noun
Politeness; courteousness
Syn: decorum
Ant: rudeness

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Civic

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Adjective

Having to do with the business of a town or community

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Civilize

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Verb
To make more cultured or refined
Syn: polish