Unit 14 Vocabulary Flashcards
Virile
P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: masculine; manly
ROOT: vir
ROOT: vir
LATIN; vir
MEANING: man
WORDS: virile, virtue, virtuoso
Virtue
P.O.S: noun
MEANING: right action; moral goodness
ROOT: vir
Virtuoso
P.O.S: noun
MEANING: someone extraordinarily skilled at a particular art
ROOT: vir
ROOT: dem
GREEK; demos
MEANING: people
WORDS: demagogue, demographic, pandemic
Demagogue
P.O.S: noun
MEANING: a leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power
ROOT: dem
Demographic
P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender
ROOT: dem
Pandemic
P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: having an affect on a large area or region
SYN: rampant
ANT: confined
ROOT: Polit
GREEK; polis
MEANING: city
WORDS: cosmopolitan, politicize, apolitical
Cosmopolitan
P.O.S: adjective MEANING: worldly or sophisticated SYN: cultured ANT: unpolished ROOT: polit
Politicize
P.O.S: verb
MEANING: to give a political character to something
ROOT: polit
Apolitical
P.O.S adjective
MEANING: having no interest in politics; not political
ROOT: polit
ROOT: civis
LATIN; civis
MEANING: citizen
WORDS: civility, civic, civilize
Civility
P.O.S: noun MEANING: politeness, courteousness SYN: decorum ANT: rudeness ROOT: civis
Civic
P.O.S: adjective
MEANING: having to do with the business of a town or community
ROOT: civs