Unit 14 Vocabulary

Question 1

Vir

Answer 1

Latin. Vir means man

Virile, Virtue, Virtuous

Question 2

Virile

Answer 2

Adj. Masculine; manly

Root: Vir

Question 3

Virtue

Answer 3

N. Right action, Moral goodness

Root:Vir

Question 4

Virtuoso

Answer 4

N. Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art

Root: Vir

Question 5

Dem

Answer 5

Greek. Demos means people

Demagogue, Demographic, Pandemic

Question 6

Demagogue

Answer 6

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

Root: Dem

Question 7

Demographic

Answer 7

Adj. Having certain characteristics in common such as age, race, or gender
Root: Dem

Question 8

Pandemic

Answer 8

Adj. Having an effect on a large area or region
Root: Dem
Syn: Rampant
Ant: Confined

Question 9

Polit

Answer 9

Greek. Polis means City

Cosmopolitan, Politicize, Apolitical

Question 10

Cosmopolitan

Answer 10

Adj. Worldly or sophisticated
Root: Polit
Syn: Cultured
Ant: Unpolished

Question 11

Politicize

Answer 11

V. To give a political character to something

Root: Polit

Question 12

Apolitical

Answer 12

Adj. Having no interest in politics, not political

Root: Polit

Question 13

Civis

Answer 13

Latin. Civis means citizen

Civility, Civic, Civilize

Question 14

Civility

Answer 14

N. Politeness, courteousness
Root: Civis
Syn: Decorum
Ant: Rudeness

Question 15

Civic

Answer 15

Adj. having to do with the business of a town or a community
Root: Civis

Question 16

Civilize

Answer 16

V. To make more cultured or refined
Root: Civis
Syn: Polish