Unit 14 Flashcards

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Adj. masculine; manly

Root: vir

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Virile

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Latin “man”

Virile, virtue, virtuoso

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Vir

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N. right action; moral goodness

Root: vir

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Virtue

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N. someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art

Root: vir

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Virtuoso

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Greek “people”

Demagogue, demographic, pandemic

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Dem

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N. a leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power

Root: dem

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Demagogue

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Adj. having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender
Root: dem

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Demographic

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Adj. Having an effect on a large area or region
Root: dem
Syn: rampant
Ant: confined

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Pandemic

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Greek “city”

Cosmopolitan, politicize, apolitical

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Polit

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Adj. worldly or sophisticated
Root: polit
Syn: cultured
Ant: unpolished

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Cosmopolitan

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V. To give a political character to something

Root: polit

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Politicize

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Adj. having no interest in politics; not political

Root: polit

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Apolitical

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Latin “citizen”

Civility, civic, civilize

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Civis

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N. politeness; courteousness
Root: civis
Syn: decorum
Ant: rudenous

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Civility

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Adj. having to do with the business of the town or community

Root: civis

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Civic

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V. To make more cultured or refined
Root: civis
Syn: polish

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Civilize