Unit 14 Flashcards

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Virile

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Adj. masculine, manly
Root: vir
Syn: manly
Ant: feminine

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Vir

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Latin vir man

Virile, virtue, virtuoso

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Virtue

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N.right action, moral goodness
Root:vir
Syn: good deed
Ant: crime

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Virtuoso

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“n. Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art”
Root: vir
Syn: talented
Ant: useless

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Dem

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Greek, demos, people

Demagouge,demographic, pandemic

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Demagogue

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“n. A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power”
Root: dem
Syn: emotional leader
Ant: follower

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Demographic

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“adj. Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender”
Root: dem
Syn: similarity
Ant: difference

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Pandemic

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Adj. having an effect on a large are or region
Root: demo
Syn: rampant
Ant:confined

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Pol

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Greek, polis, city

Cosmopolitan, politicize,apolitical

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Cosmopolitan

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Adj. wordly of sophisticated
Root: com
Syn: culture
Ant: unpolished

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Politicize

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“v. To give a political character to something”
Root: com
Syn:
Ant: redefine

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Apolitical

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Adj. having no interest in politics,not political
Root: pol
Syn:
Ant: politician

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Civis

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Latin civis “ citizen “

Civility,civic,civilize

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Civility

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N. politeness, courteousness
Root: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”
Root: civis
Syn: local
Ant: national

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Civilize

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V.to make more cultured or refined
Root: civis
Syn: polish
Ant: savage