Unit 14 Flashcards
Virile
Adj. masculine, manly
Root: vir
Syn: manly
Ant: feminine
Vir
Latin vir man
Virile, virtue, virtuoso
Virtue
N.right action, moral goodness
Root:vir
Syn: good deed
Ant: crime
Virtuoso
“n. Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art”
Root: vir
Syn: talented
Ant: useless
Dem
Greek, demos, people
Demagouge,demographic, pandemic
Demagogue
“n. A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power”
Root: dem
Syn: emotional leader
Ant: follower
Demographic
“adj. Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender”
Root: dem
Syn: similarity
Ant: difference
Pandemic
Adj. having an effect on a large are or region
Root: demo
Syn: rampant
Ant:confined
Pol
Greek, polis, city
Cosmopolitan, politicize,apolitical
Cosmopolitan
Adj. wordly of sophisticated
Root: com
Syn: culture
Ant: unpolished
Politicize
“v. To give a political character to something”
Root: com
Syn:
Ant: redefine
Apolitical
Adj. having no interest in politics,not political
Root: pol
Syn:
Ant: politician
Civis
Latin civis “ citizen “
Civility,civic,civilize
Civility
N. politeness, courteousness
Root:civis
Syn: Decorum
Ant: rudeness
Civic
“adj. Having to do with the business of a town or community”
Root: civis
Syn: local
Ant: national