UNIT 14 Flashcards
Virile
Adj. masculine, manly
VIR
Man
Virtue
N. right action, moral goodness
Virtuoso
N. some one extraordinarily skilled in a subject
DEM
Greek
People
Demagogue
N. a leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power
Demographic
Adj. having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race or gender
Pandemic
Adj. having effect on a large population
syn. Rampant
Ant. Confined
POLIT
Greek
City
Cosmopolitan
Adj. worldly or sophisticated
syn. Cultured
Ant. Unpolished
Politicize
V. To give political character to something
Apolitical
Adj. having no interest in politics
CIVIS
Citizen
Civility
N. politeness
syn. Decorum
Ant. Rudeness
Civic
Adj. having to do with with the business of a town or committee
Civilize
V. To make more cultured or unrefined
syn. Polish