Unit 14 Vocabulary Flashcards

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Virile

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masculine, manly adj.

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Vir

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man

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Virtue

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right action, moral goodness n.

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Virtuoso

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someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art n.

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Dem

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people

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Demagogue

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

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Demographic

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having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race or gender adj.

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Pandemic

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having an effect on a large area or region adj.
Syn: rampant
Ant: confined

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Polit

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city

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Cosmopolitan

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worldly or sophisticated adj.
Syn: cultured
Ant: unpolished

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Politicize

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to give a political character to something v.

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Apolitical

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having no interest in politics, not political adj.

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Civis

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citizen

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Civility

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politeness, courteousness n.
Syn: decorum
Ant: rudeness

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Civic

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having to do with the business of a town or community adj.

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Civilize

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to make more cultured or refined v.

Syn: polish