Vocabulary Unit 14 Flashcards
What is the meaning of the word Virile? What is its synonym and antonym?
Masculine, manly
What is the meaning of the root VIR? What is its origin?
Man/Latin
What is the meaning of the word Virtue? What is its synonym and antonym?
Right action, moral goodness
What is the meaning of the word Virtuoso? What is its synonym and antonym?
Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art
What is the meaning of the root DEM? What is its origin?
People/Greek
What is the meaning of the word Demagogue? What is its synonym and antonym?
A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power
What is the meaning of the word Demographic? What is its synonym and antonym?
Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender
What is the meaning of the word Pandemic? What is its synonym and antonym?
Having an effect on a large area or region/ rampant/ confined
What is the meaning of the root POLIT? What is its origin?
City/Greek
What is the meaning of the word Cosmopolitan? What is its synonym and antonym?
Worldly or sophisticated/ cultured/ unpolished
What is the meaning of the word Politicize? What is its synonym and antonym?
To give a political character to something
What is the meaning of the word Apolitical? What is its synonym and antonym?
Having no interest in politics, not political
What is the meaning of the root CIVIS? What is its origin?
Citizen/Latin
What is the meaning of the word Civility? What is its synonym and antonym?
Politeness, courteousness/ decorum/ rudeness
What is the meaning of the word Civic? What is its synonym and antonym?
Having to do with the business of a town or community
