Unit 14 Flashcards
Adj. masculine; manly
Root: vir
Virile
Latin “man”
Virile, virtue, virtuoso
Vir
N. right action; moral goodness
Root: vir
Virtue
N. someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art
Root: vir
Virtuoso
Greek “people”
Demagogue, demographic, pandemic
Dem
N. a leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power
Root: dem
Demagogue
Adj. having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender
Root: dem
Demographic
Adj. Having an effect on a large area or region
Root: dem
Syn: rampant
Ant: confined
Pandemic
Greek “city”
Cosmopolitan, politicize, apolitical
Polit
Adj. worldly or sophisticated
Root: polit
Syn: cultured
Ant: unpolished
Cosmopolitan
V. To give a political character to something
Root: polit
Politicize
Adj. having no interest in politics; not political
Root: polit
Apolitical
Latin “citizen”
Civility, civic, civilize
Civis
N. politeness; courteousness
Root: civis
Syn: decorum
Ant: rudenous
Civility
Adj. having to do with the business of the town or community
Root: civis
Civic