Unit Fourteen Flashcards

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Virile

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Adj. Masculine; manly.
Root: Vir
Syn: masculinity
Ant: feminine

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Virtue

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N. Right action; moral goodness.
Root: Vir
Syn: talent
Ant: wrongdoing

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Virtuoso

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N. Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art.
Root: Vir
Syn: talented
Ant: amateur

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Demagogue

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N. A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power.
Root: Dem
Syn: hypocrite
Ant: tyrant

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Demographic

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

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Pandemic

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

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Cosmopolitan

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Adj. Worldly or sophisticated.
Root: Polit
Syn: cultured
Ant: unpolished

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Politicize

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V. To give a political character to something.
Root: Polit
Syn: enlarge
Ant: minimize

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Apolitical

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Adj. Having no interest in politics,not political.
Root: Polit
Syn: communal
Ant: political

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Civility

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N. Politeness; courteousness.
Root: Civis
Syn: decorum
Ant: rudeness

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Civic

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Adj. Having to do with a business of a town or community.
Root: Civis
Syn: communal
Ant: international

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Civilize

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v. To make more cultured or refined.
Root: Civis
Syn: polish
Ant: deform

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Civis

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Latin: citizen

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Polit

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Greek: city

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Dem

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Greek: people.

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Vi

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Latin: man